noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ wooden
▪ bare
▪ polished
▪ loose
▪ creaky , squeaky
VERB + FLOORBOARD
▪ lift , lift up
▪
Lift some loose ~s to get at the pipes.
FLOORBOARD + VERB
▪ creak
▪
The wooden ~s creaked as he walked down the corridor.
PREPOSITION
▪ beneath the ~s , under the ~s , underneath the ~s
▪
They said that he kept his money under the ~s.
PHRASES
▪ a gap between the ~s , a gap in the ~s (both esp. BrE )
▪
She could hear voices through the gaps in the ~s.