| floor | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. floor, flooring | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure).; "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent" |
| ~ bell deck | a floor under the bells of an open belfry. |
| ~ dance floor | a bare floor polished for dancing. |
| ~ floorboard | the floor of an automobile. |
| ~ hall, hallway | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open.; "the elevators were at the end of the hall" |
| ~ horizontal surface, level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line.; "park the car on the level" |
| ~ parquet, parquet floor | a floor made of parquetry. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| ~ truck bed | the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. floor, level, storey, story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.; "what level is the office on?" |
| ~ basement, cellar | the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ first floor, ground floor, ground level | the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building. |
| ~ attic, garret, loft | floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. |
| ~ loft | floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space. |
| ~ entresol, mezzanine floor, mezzanine | intermediate floor just above the ground floor. |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| n. (communication) | 3. base, floor | a lower limit.; "the government established a wage floor" |
| ~ control | the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc..; "they wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls" |
| ~ price floor | floor below which prices are not allowed to fall.; "the government used price supports to maintain the price floor" |
| ~ wage floor | floor below which wages are not allowed to fall. |
| n. (object) | 4. floor | the ground on which people and animals move about.; "the fire spared the forest floor" |
| ~ dry land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land | the solid part of the earth's surface.; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground" |
| n. (object) | 5. floor | the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water. |
| ~ lake | a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land. |
| ~ earth's surface, surface | the outermost level of the land or sea.; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" |
| n. (object) | 6. floor | the lower inside surface of any hollow structure.; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave" |
| ~ cave | a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea. |
| ~ earth's surface, surface | the outermost level of the land or sea.; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water" |
| n. (group) | 7. floor | the occupants of a floor.; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" |
| ~ assemblage, gathering | a group of persons together in one place. |
| n. (attribute) | 8. floor | the parliamentary right to address an assembly.; "the chairman granted him the floor" |
| ~ right | an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature.; "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away" |
| n. (artifact) | 9. floor | the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business.; "there was a motion from the floor" |
| ~ hall | a large room for gatherings or entertainment.; "lecture hall"; "pool hall" |
| n. (artifact) | 10. floor, trading floor | a large room in a exchange where the trading is done.; "he is a floor trader" |
| ~ exchange | a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members. |
| ~ room | an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling.; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" |
| v. (emotion) | 11. ball over, blow out of the water, floor, shock, take aback | surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off.; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" |
| ~ surprise | cause to be surprised.; "The news really surprised me" |
| ~ galvanise, galvanize, startle | to stimulate to action.; "..startled him awake"; "galvanized into action" |
| v. (contact) | 12. coldcock, deck, dump, floor, knock down | knock down with force.; "He decked his opponent" |
| ~ beat | hit repeatedly.; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe" |
| story | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. narration, narrative, story, tale | a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" |
| ~ tearjerker | an excessively sentimental narrative. |
| ~ subject matter, content, message, substance | what a communication that is about something is about. |
| ~ canterbury tales | an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer. |
| ~ tall tale | an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story. |
| ~ folk tale, folktale | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk. |
| ~ sob story, sob stuff | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy. |
| ~ fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale | a story about fairies; told to amuse children. |
| ~ nursery rhyme | a tale in rhymed verse for children. |
| n. (communication) | 2. story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.; "he writes stories for the magazines" |
| ~ fiction | a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact. |
| ~ adventure story, heroic tale | a story of an adventure. |
| ~ mystery story, whodunit, mystery | a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie. |
| ~ love story, romance | a story dealing with love. |
| ~ legend, fable | a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. |
| ~ short story | a prose narrative shorter than a novel. |
| ~ allegory, apologue, parable, fable | a short moral story (often with animal characters). |
| ~ myth | a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people. |
| ~ parable | (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message.; "the parable of the prodigal son" |
| ~ plot | the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc..; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal" |
| ~ climax, culmination | the decisive moment in a novel or play.; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play" |
| ~ anticlimax, bathos | a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one. |
| n. (communication) | 3. account, chronicle, history, story | a record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" |
| ~ history | the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings.; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" |
| ~ ancient history | a history of the ancient world. |
| ~ etymology | a history of a word. |
| ~ case history | detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment. |
| ~ historical document, historical paper, historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.). |
| ~ chronological record, annals | a chronological account of events in successive years. |
| ~ biography, life history, life story, life | an account of the series of events making up a person's life. |
| ~ record | anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques" |
| ~ recital | a detailed account or description of something.; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings" |
| n. (communication) | 4. account, news report, report, story, write up | a short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" |
| ~ news | information reported in a newspaper or news magazine.; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" |
| ~ newsletter, newssheet | report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group. |
| ~ bulletin | a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast). |
| ~ communique, despatch, dispatch | an official report (usually sent in haste). |
| ~ urban legend | a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true. |
| ~ exclusive, scoop | a news report that is reported first by one news organization.; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials" |
| n. (communication) | 5. fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle | a trivial lie.; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" |
| ~ lie, prevarication | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth. |
| ~ cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse. |
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