ground-floor meaning

Adjective: ground-floor
1. On the floor closest to level with the ground
  "the ground-floor entrance is kept locked"
Noun: ground floor grawnd flor
1. The floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
  - first floor [N. Amer], ground level
2. Becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage)
  "he got in on the ground floor"
Derived forms: ground floors
See also: downstair, downstairs
Type of: beginning, floor, level, storey, story
Encyclopedia: Ground floor

the young woman shrank from having anything to do with the ground-floor serving.
two minute ground-floor rooms served as kitchen, and parlor, used for company.