floor board

Thân thiện

The carpenter carefully measures a new floor board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A board in the floor: A long, flat piece of wood or other material that is part of a floor's surface, typically laid side-by-side with other similar boards to form a complete floor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • One of the old floor boards creaked loudly when I stepped on it.
  • They removed the carpet to reveal the beautiful original floor boards underneath.

Advanced Usage

• "to have a floor board loose": To have a board in the floor that is not securely fixed, often causing it to move or make noise.
  • Be careful in the hallway; I think there's a floor board loose.

Variants and Related Words

• Flooring (n): The general material used to make a floor, which can be composed of many floor boards.
  • They chose oak flooring for the living room.
• Floorboard (as a single compound word): An alternative spelling for "floor board".
  • He scrubbed the floorboard until it shone.

Synonyms

• Plank: A long, flat piece of timber, thicker than a board, often used in construction, including floors.
• Floor plank: A synonym that emphasizes the material is wood.

Related Phrases

• To nail down a floor board: To secure a loose board by fastening it with nails.
  • We need to nail down that squeaky floor board.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a board in the floor

Từ đồng nghĩa

• floorboard