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Floor vs. Ground

Floor

/flɔː/
The lower surface of a room that you walk on

Examples:

Let us put Goldie here on the floor... and."She lives on the top floor.The stones in the floor had been taken away.

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Ground

/ɡraʊnd/
The solid surface of the Earth or soil; an area of land used for a particular purpose

Examples:

"And even if you broke out, you'd be on our grounds.The enormous room on the ground floor faced towards the north.Then suddenly, a lovelier object lay lifeless on the ground.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Floor usually refers to the interior surface of a room on which one stands, while ground typically refers to the outdoor earth or soil surface.
  • You walk on the floor inside a building but step on the ground outside.
  • Think of floor as something built, polished, or covered like carpeted or tiled surfaces, whereas ground is more natural, like mud or grass.
  • A house might have several floors, but it stands on the ground.
  • In construction, workers lay floors in each story of a building, but they lay foundations on the ground.
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