floor vs dance floor

dance floor vs floor

floor and dance floor both are nouns.

floor is a verb but dance floor is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floor	Yes	No	Yes	No
dance floor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dance floor is a hyponym of floor; that is, dance floor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than floor:

floor: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
dance floor: a bare floor polished for dancing; any space or surface designated for dancing

Other hyponyms of floor include bell deck, floorboard, parquet, parquet floor, truck bed.

floor (noun)	dance floor (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	a bare floor polished for dancing; any space or surface designated for dancing
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
the parliamentary right to address an assembly
a lower limit
the occupants of a floor
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
the ground on which people and animals move about
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure

floor (verb)	dance floor (verb)
knock down with force
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between floor and dance floor

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