flooring

Definitions

noun

1

A floor.

Every day we are exposed to low doses of phthalates in food containers, perfumes, hairsprays, floorings, paints, toys and medical devices.

2

A material used to make floors.

Now that it owns the best-known brand names in residential carpet, don't be surprised if Mohawk Industries sails into new waters - tile, resilient or even wood floorings - Chairman David Kolb hinted Wednesday.

3

The act of putting one's opponent on the floor; a knockdown.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

all, cheaper, old, popular, under, weak

The old flooring in the basement needed to be replaced before winter arrived.

VERB + FLOORING

ruin, running

The water damage from the burst pipe completely ruined the flooring in our kitchen.

FLOORING + NOUN

areas, high-traffic, joists, matthew's

The high-traffic flooring areas in the mall needed replacement after just five years.

PREP.

in, out, than

We knocked out the old flooring in the kitchen and installed new tile.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway,

floor

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Every day we are exposed to low doses of phthalates in food containers, perfumes, hairsprays, floorings, paints, toys and medical devices.

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02

Now that it owns the best-known brand names in residential carpet, don't be surprised if Mohawk Industries sails into new waters - tile, resilient or even wood floorings - Chairman David Kolb hinted W

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03

Here plying levers, where the flooring shows / weak joists, we heave it over.

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04

There are pipes running under the flooring.

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05

All the flooring in her house is wooden.

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06

Take those football boots off, now, otherwise the studs will ruin the parquet flooring!

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