Meaning & use
floorboards
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long, narrow boards used to make up the floor of a room, especially in a wooden-floored house.
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The old floorboards creaked loudly every time someone walked down the hallway.
They pulled up the floorboards to run new electrical wiring underneath.
A note on using this word
Often mentioned in descriptions of old houses, where creaking floorboards suggest age or someone sneaking around.
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