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SHOP FLOOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Workplace consisting of the part of a factory housing the machines
Example:
the productive work is done on the shop floor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("shop floor" is a kind of...):
work; workplace (a place where work is done)
Holonyms ("shop floor" is a part of...):
factory; manufactory; manufacturing plant; mill (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)