floors
noun · verb
Form of floor , plural of floor.
Simple meaning
The bottom surface of any lake or other body of water.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
flawrzIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈflɔɹz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
plural of floor
The bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
plural of floor
The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
plural of floor
The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
plural of floor
The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
verb
third-person singular of floor
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
third-person singular of floor
Surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
third-person singular of floor
To amaze or greatly surprise.
third-person singular of floor
To cover or furnish with a floor.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
Used this way, floors is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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