terra firma vs floor

floor vs terra firma

terra firma and floor both are nouns.

terra firma is not a verb while floor is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
terra firma	Yes	No	No	No
floor	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

terra firma: the solid part of the earth's surface
floor: the ground on which people and animals move about

Other hyponyms of terra firma 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.

terra firma (noun)	floor (noun)
the solid part of the earth's surface	the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
	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

terra firma (verb)	floor (verb)
	knock down with force
	surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

Difference between terra firma and floor

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