flooring

C2+ Topic:House & Home
US /ˈflɔrɪŋ/ UK /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the material used to make the floor of a room

    They replaced the old carpet with oak flooring throughout the house.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the material used to make... floorfloorboardssurfacingdecking
Word family
Related forms floorfloorage

Etymology

From floor (Old English flōr 'floor, ground, pavement') + the noun-forming suffix -ing.

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