Synonyms floor
floor ▪ ground ▪ land ▪ earth
These are all words for the surface that you walk on.
floor the surface of a room that you walk on:
She was sitting on the floor watching TV.
ground (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on:
I found her lying on the ground.
The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground.
land the surface of the earth that is not sea:
It was good to be back on dry land again.
They fought both at sea and on land.
earth (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc:
You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.
ground, land or earth?
Ground is the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building or vehicle. You can use earth if you want to draw attention to the rock, soil etc. that the ground is made of. Land is only used when you want to contrast it with the sea: the land beneath our feet • feel the land shake • sight ground/earth • travel by ground/earth
Patterns
on/under the floor/ground/earth
bare floor/ground/earth
to drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earth
to reach the floor/the ground/land