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Flooring Common

Flooring has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

"they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"

"we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"

2

building material used in laying floors

"The contractor installed oak flooring to cover the entire living room."

3

A floor.

"The old hardwood flooring was replaced with new tile to improve the room's durability."

Verb
1

present participle of floor

"The exhausted runner was flooring as he sprinted toward the finish line."

In plain English: To floor someone means to completely shock or stun them so much that they are left speechless.

"The installer will be flooring our entire living room with hardwood tomorrow."

Example Sentences
"The installer will be flooring our entire living room with hardwood tomorrow." verb
"The contractor will not be flooring the new house until next month." verb
"He was flooring his opponents with impressive speed in the boxing match." verb
"Don't expect me to floor you during this easy math quiz." verb
See Also
carpet chess floor underfloor floorings ant bed floor tile terrazzo
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
horizontal surface building material
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
bell deck dance floor floorboard parquet truck bed

Origin

The word flooring comes from Middle English floring, which was a variation of the verb to floor meaning to cover with boards or tiles. It entered modern usage as a noun describing the surface material laid on top of a building's foundation.

Rhyming Words
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