floor vs earth

floor and earth both are nouns.

floor and earth both are verbs.

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

As nouns, earth is a hypernym of floor; that is, earth is a word with a broader meaning than floor:

floor: the ground on which people and animals move about
earth: the solid part of the earth's surface

Other hypernyms of floor include dry land, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma.

floor (noun)	earth (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done	the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business	the solid part of the earth's surface
the parliamentary right to address an assembly	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
a lower limit	the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
the occupants of a floor	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile
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)	earth (verb)
knock down with force	connect to the earth
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off	hide in the earth like a hunted animal

Difference between floor and earth

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