Surprise greatly

• Parquetry, e.g
• Knock someone's socks off
• Knock down with force

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN parquet ▪ The store's interior is traditionally inspired, complete with original oak-lined walls and parquet flooring . ▪ He ran his hand over the parquet flooring until he found the area he wanted. ▪ Inside, several ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"materials of a floor," 1620s, verbal noun from floor (v.).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Flooring \Floor"ing\, n. A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor , n. --Addison. 2. Material for the construction of a floor or floors.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A floor. vb. Present participle of ''to floor''.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors" [syn: floor ] building material used in laying floors

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Flooring is the general term for a permanent covering of a floor , or for the work of installing such a floor covering. Floor covering is a term to generically describe any finish material applied over a floor structure to provide a walking surface. Both ...