floor vs loft

floor and loft both are nouns.

floor and loft both are verbs.

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

As nouns, loft is a hyponym of floor; that is, loft 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
loft: floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

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

floor (noun)	loft (noun)
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)	floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale	a raised shelter in which pigeons are kept
a large room in a exchange where the trading is done	floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business	(golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
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)	loft (verb)
knock down with force	lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off	propel through the air
	kick or strike high in the air
	store in a loft

Difference between floor and loft

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