floor



*floor

Fig. the exclusive right to address the audience. (*Typically: get ~; have ~; hold ~; grant someone~.) When I get the floor, I'll make a short speech. The last time you had the floor, you talked for an hour.

floor someone

to surprise and astound someone. His brashness simply floored me!
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BetÜL-Turkish
Gull-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Jenny['dʒeni]
Joannajo-AN-ə (English), yaw-AHN-nah (Polish)English, Polish, Biblical
Alva (1)-Swedish, Norwegian
Subira-Eastern African, Swahili