An exchequer loan.
Help; assistance; succor, relief.
An historical subsidy granted to the crown by Parliament for an extraordinary purpose, such as a war effort.
A helper; an assistant.
Something which helps; a material source of help.
A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his feudal lord on special occasions.
The rider's use of hands, legs, voice, etc. to control the horse.
To climb with the use of aids such as pitons.
To provide support to; to further the progress of; to help; to assist.
A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.
The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.
A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers.
The lower inside surface of a hollow space.
The area of a casino where gambling occurs.
In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise
A dance floor.
A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
A storey/story of a building.
That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground).
Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
To set a lower bound.
To cover or furnish with a floor.
To amaze or greatly surprise.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
To push (a pedal) down to the floor, especially to accelerate.
To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
To finish or make an end of.