noun

floorboard

noun

One of the long wooden boards that make up a floor.

"A loose floorboard creaked every time she walked past."

The floor area of a vehicle, near the pedals.

"He kept a spare umbrella on the floorboard of his car."

How to Use Floorboard

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA board making up a floor, or the floor of a car.

Common pairings

creaking floorboards pull up the floorboards

floorboarded past tense, floorboards plural, floorboards singular

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A loose _____ creaked every time she walked past.

From floor + board.

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