| VERB | motion | float, drift, be adrift, blow | be in motion due to some air or water current |
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| motion | float, swim | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| motion | float | set afloat | |
| social | float | circulate or discuss tentatively | |
| motion | float | move lightly, as if suspended | |
| contact | float | put into the water | |
| contact | float | make the surface of level or smooth | |
| cognition | float | allow (currencies) to fluctuate | |
| change | float | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation | |
| NOUN | time | float | the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment |
| possession | float | the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public | |
| food | float, ice-cream soda, ice-cream float | a drink with ice cream floating in it | |
| artifact | float | an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade | |
| artifact | float, plasterer's float | a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco | |
| artifact | float | something that floats on the surface of water | |
| animal | float, air bladder, swim bladder | an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy |
| Sounds | flow't | |
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| Rhymes | afloat ... zygote: 61 rhymes with owt... | |
| Meaning | The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment. | |
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| Broader | time interval, interval | A definite length of time marked off by two instants |
| Meaning | The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public. | |
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| Broader | stock | The capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity) |
| Spanish | emisión | |
| Meaning | A drink with ice cream floating in it. | |
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| Synonyms | ice-cream soda, ice-cream float | |
| Narrower | root beer float | An ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer |
| Broader | drink | A single serving of a beverage |
| Spanish | helado con soda | |
| Meaning | An elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade. | |
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| Broader | display, presentation | A visual representation of something |
| Meaning | A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco. | |
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| Synonym | plasterer's float | |
| Broader | hand tool | A tool used with workers' hands |
| Meaning | Something that floats on the surface of water. | |
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| Narrower | bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat | A small float usually made of cork |
| chip | A triangular / triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line | |
| life preserver, preserver, flotation device | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning | |
| pontoon | A float supporting a seaplane | |
| raft | A flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Spanish | flotador | |
| Catalan | flotador | |
| Adjectives | floaty | tending to float on a liquid / liquid or rise in air or gas |
| Verbs | float | put into the water |
| float | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| float | set afloat | |
| Meaning | An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy. | |
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| Synonyms | air bladder, swim bladder | |
| Broader | sac | A structure resembling a bag in an animal |
| Spanish | vejiga natatoria | |
| Catalan | bufeta natatòria | |
| Meaning | Be in motion due to some air or water current. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Synonyms | drift, be adrift, blow | |
| Caused by | fly | Cause to fly or float |
| Narrower | stream | To extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind |
| tide | Be carried with the tide | |
| waft | Be driven or carried along, as by the air | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | drift | Cause to be carried by a current |
| float | Move lightly, as if suspended | |
| Spanish | flotar | |
| Catalan | flotar, nedar, surar | |
| Meaning | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | These cars won't float | |
| Synonym | swim | |
| Narrower | buoy | float on the surface of water |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Opposite | sink, settle, go down, go under | go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned" |
| Similar to | float | Set afloat |
| float | Move lightly, as if suspended | |
| Spanish | flotar, nadar | |
| Catalan | flotar, nedar, surar | |
| Nouns | float | something that floats on the surface of water |
| floater | an object that floats or is capable of floating | |
| floater | a swimmer who floats in the water | |
| floating | the act of someone who floats on the water | |
| flotation, floatation | the phenomenon of floating / floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid / liquid without sinking) | |
| Meaning | Set afloat. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The girls float the wooden sticks | |
| Examples |
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| Narrower | drift | Cause to be carried by a current |
| refloat | Set afloat again | |
| tide | Cause to float with the tide | |
| Broader | transport | Move something or somebody around |
| Similar to | float | put into the water |
| float, swim | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| Spanish | flotar | |
| Catalan | flotar, nedar, surar | |
| Nouns | float | something that floats on the surface of water |
| flotation, floatation | the phenomenon of floating / floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid / liquid without sinking) | |
| Meaning | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" | |
| Broader | test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to |
| Meaning | Move lightly, as if suspended. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The dancer floated across the stage" | |
| Narrower | ride | Be sustained or supported or borne |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Similar to | float, drift, be adrift, blow | Be in motion due to some air or water current |
| float, swim | Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom | |
| Spanish | flotar | |
| Meaning | put into the water. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "float a ship" | |
| Broader | launch | propel with force |
| Similar to | float | Set afloat |
| Spanish | flotar | |
| Nouns | float | something that floats on the surface of water |
| flotation, floatation | the phenomenon of floating / floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid / liquid without sinking) | |
| Meaning | make the surface of level or smooth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "float the plaster" | |
| Category | masonry | The craft of a mason |
| Broader | smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing |
| Meaning | Allow (currencies) to fluctuate. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The government floated the ruble for a few months" | |
| Broader | value | Fix or determine the value of |
| Spanish | permitir fluctuar, permitir la fluctuación | |
| Meaning | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "float data" | |
| Broader | convert, change over | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy |
| Spanish | flotar | |
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