Collocations for floorboard - noun
ADJ.
wooden | bare | polished | loose | creaking, squeaky
VERB + FLOORBOARD
lay
The builders are still laying the floorboards.
The builders are still laying the floorboards.
lift (up)
Lift some loose floorboards to get at the pipes.
Lift some loose floorboards to get at the pipes.
FLOORBOARD + VERB
creak
The wooden floorboards creaked as he walked down the corridor.
The wooden floorboards creaked as he walked down the corridor.
PREP.
beneath/under/underneath the ~
They said that he kept his money under the floorboards.
They said that he kept his money under the floorboards.
PHRASES
a gap between/in the floorboards
She could hear voices through the gaps in the floorboards.
She could hear voices through the gaps in the floorboards.