baseboard
noun
base·board
ˈbās-ˌbȯrd 
: a board situated at or forming the base of something
specifically
: a molding covering the joint of a wall and the adjoining floor
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In the morning, my wife and I took a saw to the water lines feeding the upstairs baseboard heaters and tossed them into a pile in the backyard.
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Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
The firm had the door painted the same pale blue as the wall and added a baseboard molding so it all but blends in.
—Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
The firm had the door painted the same pale blue as the wall and added a baseboard molding so it all but blends in.
—Jane Margolies, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2024
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baseboard
noun
base·board
-ˌbōrd
-ˌbȯrd
: a board placed at or forming the base of something
especially
: a molding covering the crack between a wall and floor
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