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FLOORING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
Example:
we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
Synonyms:
floor; flooring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flooring" is a kind of...):
horizontal surface; level (a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "flooring"):
bell deck (a floor under the bells of an open belfry)
dance floor (a bare floor polished for dancing)
floorboard (the floor of an automobile)
parquet; parquet floor (a floor made of parquetry)
truck bed (the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer)
Holonyms ("flooring" is a part of...):
hall; hallway (an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open)
room (an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Building material used in laying floors
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("flooring" is a kind of...):
building material (material used for constructing buildings)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb floor