| float | | |
| n. (time) | 1. float | the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment. |
| ~ interval, time interval | a definite length of time marked off by two instants. |
| n. (possession) | 2. float | the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public. |
| ~ stock | the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity).; "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" |
| n. (food) | 3. float, ice-cream float, ice-cream soda | a drink with ice cream floating in it. |
| ~ drink | a single serving of a beverage.; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" |
| ~ root beer float | an ice-cream soda made with ice cream floating in root beer. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. float | an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade. |
| ~ display, presentation | a visual representation of something. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. float, plasterer's float | a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco. |
| ~ hand tool | a tool used with workers' hands. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. float | something that floats on the surface of water. |
| ~ artefact, artifact | a man-made object taken as a whole. |
| ~ bobber, bobfloat, bob, cork | a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line. |
| ~ chip | a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line. |
| ~ flotation device, life preserver, preserver | 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. |
| n. (animal) | 7. air bladder, float, swim bladder | an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy. |
| ~ sac | a structure resembling a bag in an animal. |
| v. (motion) | 8. be adrift, blow, drift, float | be in motion due to some air or water current.; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| ~ waft | be driven or carried along, as by the air.; "Sounds wafted into the room" |
| ~ tide | be carried with the tide. |
| ~ drift | cause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream" |
| ~ stream | to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind.; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind" |
| v. (motion) | 9. float, swim | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| ~ float | set afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" |
| ~ buoy | float on the surface of water. |
| v. (motion) | 10. float | set afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" |
| ~ float | put into the water.; "float a ship" |
| ~ tide | cause to float with the tide. |
| ~ drift | cause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream" |
| ~ refloat | set afloat again.; "refloat a grounded boat" |
| ~ float, swim | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. |
| ~ transport | move something or somebody around; usually over long distances. |
| v. (social) | 11. float | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with.; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" |
| ~ test, try out, essay, try, examine, prove | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to.; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" |
| v. (motion) | 12. float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ be adrift, drift, float, blow | be in motion due to some air or water current.; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" |
| ~ float, swim | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom. |
| ~ ride | be sustained or supported or borne.; "His glasses rode high on his nose"; "The child rode on his mother's hips"; "She rode a wave of popularity"; "The brothers rode to an easy victory on their father's political name" |
| v. (contact) | 13. float | put into the water.; "float a ship" |
| ~ launch | propel with force.; "launch the space shuttle"; "Launch a ship" |
| ~ float | set afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" |
| v. (contact) | 14. float | make the surface of level or smooth.; "float the plaster" |
| ~ masonry | the craft of a mason. |
| ~ smooth, smoothen | make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing.; "smooth the surface of the wood" |
| v. (cognition) | 15. float | allow (currencies) to fluctuate.; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" |
| ~ value | fix or determine the value of; assign a value to.; "value the jewelry and art work in the estate" |
| v. (change) | 16. float | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation.; "float data" |
| ~ convert, change over | change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy.; "We converted from 220 to 110 Volt" |
| hover | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibrate | be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| ~ shillyshally | be uncertain and vague. |
| v. (stative) | 2. hover, linger | move to and fro.; "The shy student lingered in the corner" |
| ~ hesitate, waffle, waver | pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures" |
| v. (motion) | 3. hover | hang in the air; fly or be suspended above. |
| ~ fly, wing | travel through the air; be airborne.; "Man cannot fly" |
| ~ poise | be motionless, in suspension.; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked" |
| v. (motion) | 4. hover, levitate | be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The guru claimed that he could levitate" |
| ~ levitate | cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The magician levitated the woman" |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (stative) | 5. brood, bulk large, hover, loom | hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" |
| ~ hang | be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her" |
| ~ eclipse, overshadow, dominate | be greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness" |
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