floor vs ground floor

ground floor vs floor

floor and ground floor both are nouns.

floor is a verb but ground floor is not a verb.

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

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

floor: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
ground floor: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building

Other hyponyms of floor include basement, cellar, first floor, ground level, attic, garret, loft, loft, entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor.

floor (noun)	ground floor (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale	becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)
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)	ground floor (verb)
knock down with force
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between floor and ground floor

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