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Meaning of "floorboard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLOORBOARD

floorboard  [ˈflɔːˌbɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLOORBOARD

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Floorboard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FLOORBOARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

floorboard

Flooring

Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor, or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both terms are used interchangeably but floor covering refers more to loose-laid materials. Materials almost always classified as floor covering include carpet, area rugs, and resilient flooring such as linoleum or vinyl flooring. Materials commonly called flooring include wood flooring, ceramic tile, stone, terrazzo, and various seamless chemical floor coatings.

Definition of floorboard in the English dictionary

The definition of floorboard in the dictionary is one of the boards forming a floor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLOORBOARD


billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
cardboard
ˈkɑːdˌbɔːd
clipboard
ˈklɪpˌbɔːd
dashboard
ˈdæʃˌbɔːd
freeboard
ˈfriːˌbɔːd
garboard
ˈɡɑːˌbɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
leaderboard
ˈliːdəˌbɔːd
leeboard
ˈliːˌbɔːd
motherboard
ˈmʌðəˌbɔːd
outboard
ˈaʊtˌbɔːd
overboard
ˈəʊvəˌbɔːd
rekeyboard
riːˈkiːˌbɔːd
scoreboard
ˈskɔːˌbɔːd
seaboard
ˈsiːˌbɔːd
skateboard
ˈskeɪtˌbɔːd
snowboard
ˈsnəʊˌbɔːd
strawboard
ˈstrɔːˌbɔːd
teaboard
ˈtiːˌbɔːd
WebBoard
ˈwɛbˌbɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLOORBOARD

floor exercises
floor lamp
floor leader
floor manager
floor plan
floor polish
floor polisher
floor show
floor space
floor trading
floor-filler
floorage
floorcloth
floordrobe
floorer
floorhead
flooring
flooring saw
floorless
floorwalker

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLOORBOARD

aboard
across the board
across-the-board
board
bulletin board
chalkboard
cupboard
flipboard
free on board
go by the board
longboard
message board
on board
onboard
pinboard
school board
secretary to the board
surfboard
switchboard
take on board
whiteboard

Synonyms and antonyms of floorboard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «floorboard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLOORBOARD

Find out the translation of floorboard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of floorboard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «floorboard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地板板材
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tabla
570 millions of speakers

English

floorboard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

floorboard
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لوح الأرضية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паркетной доски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tábua de assoalho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাটাতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

planche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Papan lantai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Diele
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

床板
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마루장
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lantai
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sàn gỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரைச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्लोअरबोर्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

döşeme tahtası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tabellone di legno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

deska podłogowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паркетної дошки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

parchet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σανίδας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vloer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

durk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gulvbordet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of floorboard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOORBOARD»

The term «floorboard» is regularly used and occupies the 85.561 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLOORBOARD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about floorboard

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QUOTES WITH «FLOORBOARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word floorboard.
1
Michael Azerrad
For Nirvana, putting out their first major-label record was like getting into a new car. But the runaway success was like suddenly discovering that the car was a Ferrari and the accelerator pedal was Krazy Glued to the floorboard.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLOORBOARD»

Discover the use of floorboard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to floorboard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sam and the Floorboard Gang
Debbie Wink, author of Sam and the Floorboard Gang, the First Adventure and Sam and the Floorboard Gang, Pt 2: Critter Invasion, lives in Phoenix, Arizona with her family. In this third installment of the Sam and the Floorboard About the ...
Deborah Wink, 2005
2
Mitigation of Explosive Blast Effects on Vehicle Floorboard
Title of Thesis:Mitigation of Explosive Blast Effects on Vehicle Floorboard Thesis Directed By: Professor William Fourney Department of Mechanical Engineering This thesis investigates methods for mitigating the blast effects on the floorboard  ...
Robert Benedetti, 2008
3
Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
Albert Jackson, David Day. FLOORS EPAIRS Floorboard saw The curved cutting edge allows you to saw through floorboards without damaging the surface of adjacent boards. FLOORS REPLACI • Closing gaps It is possible to reinstall ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009
4
How to Build Glued Lapstrake Wooden Boats
9.60 Using spacer blocks to install the rest of the floorboard planks. 9.61 A hole in the floorboards large enough for a drain- plug and a sponge. Mark the locations of the frames and put a half-pyramid, pointing forward, on the inboard edge of ...
John Brooks, Ruth Ann Hill, 2004
5
Plumbing NVQ and Technical Certificate Level 2
Lifting a length of floorboard to run pipework through joists This usually involves lifting a single length of floorboard. If it is a full length it is easier, because you won't have to cut across the board. Using a hammer and sharp bolster, carefully cut ...
Mike Phoenix, John Thompson, 2005
6
INSULATING YOUR HOUSE: A DIY Guide
If there are cables or pipes nearby then the floor trap should be moved to another position.This is particularly important when cutting through the tongues ofthe floorboard sections. 4 Use the pencil line along the centre line of the joistasa guide ...
Andy McCrea, 2012
7
How to Restore and Modify Your Porsche 914 and 914/6
Under the carpet is a wooden floorboard held in place by two hex nuts. Remove these and take out the floorboard to reveal the pedal assembly. Also revealed will be many years' worth of dirt and debris that needs to be vacuumed out before ...
Patrick C. Paternie
8
Electrical Installations: NVQ and Technical Certificate
Before attempting to lift the floorboard the nails should be punched down to enable the board to be lifted more easily. Very great care must be taken to ensure that any other service pipes, e.g. water or central heating, are not cut or damaged  ...
David Allan, John Blaus, 2005
9
Advanced Painter Techniques
Adding a floorboard to the junction of the floor and wall gives some weight to the bottom of the image and helps balance the composition. We can create the floorboard using rectangular selections. 1. Create a new layer. 2. Drag a long narrow ...
Don Seegmiller, 2011
10
Structural Dynamics in Industry
Industrial cases In order to illustrate the possibilities of modal synthesis in an industrial context, let us consider the two models in Figure 8.12 relating to a car seat and a floorboard that will be treated by the reduced modeling techniques of  ...
Alain Girard, Nicolas Roy, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLOORBOARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term floorboard is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Three new thrillers - Books - The Boston Globe
They need to suffer, she tells herself as she methodically stockpiles “assets” (a floorboard, a bucket, a blanket, a pencil sharpener) and catalogs ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
seMissourian.com: Local News: Man convicted in Cape killing set for …
He said he had attempted to hot-wire the car, which was parked at a church, but found the keys on the floorboard. Because authorities could not ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
3
Sniffer dog Dixie is new weapon in illicit tobacco war
She discovered 16,500 cigarettes and almost 8lbs of hand rolling tobacco - 10,000 illegal cigarettes were found under a floorboard. Officers, who visited a ... «Glasgow Evening Times, Jul 15»
4
Jeeping Across America Part 4 - Four Wheeler
... muffler was rattling and getting louder, and my eyes were stinging a bit when going slowly. The holes in the floorboard weren't helping either. «Four Wheeler Network, Jul 15»
5
Oakland: Suspected gang member charged in assault on officer
Inside the Dodge police found a loaded semi-automatic pistol on the driver's side floorboard and a loaded magazine in the driver's side door ... «Contra Costa Times, Jul 15»
6
Man charged with 'hiding crack cocaine up his bottom' following …
... had a suspended licence, but a search of the vehicle showed up small amounts of crack cocaine and marijuana on the floorboard of the car. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Richmond dealer gets 23 years for selling over 38 pounds of heroin …
A bag containing 69 bags of tan powder was found underneath his seat. Two other bags were received from the seat and floorboard of the car. «wtvr.com, Jul 15»
8
FinishLine Driving School educating teen drivers - Brownwood Bulletin
The instructors, seated in the right passenger's seat, have access to a brake pedal on the right floorboard. Students take their tests for the ... «Brownwood Bulletin, Jul 15»
9
Man arrested for drunk driving nearly 4 times legal limit
Court records also state the passenger floorboard was soaked in beer and the officer could smell exhaust in the cab of the vehicle. A records ... «Beatrice Daily Sun, Jul 15»
10
Allegedly intoxicated felon arrested for possession of loaded sawed …
King found a single shot, shotgun with a sawed-off barrel in the passenger floorboard. There was one unfired shotgun shell loaded into the ... «Chickasha Express Star, Jul 15»

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