floor vs horizontal surface

horizontal surface vs floor

floor and horizontal surface both are nouns.

floor is a verb but horizontal surface is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
floor	Yes	No	Yes	No
horizontal surface	Yes	No	No	No

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

floor: the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
horizontal surface: a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line

Other hypernyms of floor include level.

floor (noun)	horizontal surface (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line
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)	horizontal surface (verb)
knock down with force
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between floor and horizontal surface

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