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floor vs ground

ground vs floor

floor and ground both are nouns.

floor and ground both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
floor Yes No Yes No
ground Yes No Yes No
As nouns, ground is a hypernym of floor; that is, ground is a word with a broader meaning than floor:
  • floor: the ground on which people and animals move about
  • ground: the solid part of the earth's surface
Other hypernyms of floor include dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma.
floor (noun) ground (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
the parliamentary right to address an assembly a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
a lower limit a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
the occupants of a floor a rational motive for a belief or action
the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water the solid part of the earth's surface
the ground on which people and animals move about material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
the lower inside surface of any hollow structure a relation that provides the foundation for something
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
floor (verb) ground (verb)
knock down with force use as a basis for; found on
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
place or put on the ground
confine or restrict to the ground
connect to a ground
cover with a primer; apply a primer to
fix firmly and stably
(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
hit or reach the ground
bring to the ground
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