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ground vs floor

floor vs ground

ground and floor both are nouns.

ground and floor both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ground Yes No Yes No
floor Yes No Yes No
As nouns, floor is a hyponym of ground; that is, floor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ground:
  • ground: the solid part of the earth's surface
  • floor: the ground on which people and animals move about
Other hyponyms of ground include archipelago, beachfront, cape, ness, coastal plain, foreland, forest, timber, timberland, woodland, island, isthmus, land mass, landmass, mainland, neck, oxbow, peninsula, champaign, field, plain, slash, wonderland.
ground (noun) floor (noun)
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused the parliamentary right to address an assembly
a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) a lower limit
a rational motive for a belief or action the occupants of a floor
the solid part of the earth's surface the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
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 ground on which people and animals move about
a relation that provides the foundation for something the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
ground (verb) floor (verb)
use as a basis for; found on knock down with force
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
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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