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Word:

 

Word - rootword - affixes
molutaw - lutaw - mo-~
mu.lu.taw. - 3 syllables

mo- = molutaw
molutaw

molutaw [mu.lu.taw.] : buoyant (adj.)
lutaw [lu.taw.] : float (v.); hover (v.)

Derivatives of lutaw


Glosses:
buoyant
adj. 1. buoyant, floatytending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas.; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
~ lightof comparatively little physical weight or density.; "a light load"; "magnesium is a light metal--having a specific gravity of 1.74 at 20 degrees C"
adj. 2. buoyant, chirpy, perkycharacterized by liveliness and lightheartedness.; "buoyant spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her 70s"
~ cheerfulbeing full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits.; "her cheerful nature"; "a cheerful greeting"; "a cheerful room"; "as cheerful as anyone confined to a hospital bed could be"
hover
v. (stative)1. hover, oscillate, vacillate, vibratebe undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action.; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
~ hesitate, waffle, waverpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
~ shillyshallybe uncertain and vague.
v. (stative)2. hover, lingermove to and fro.; "The shy student lingered in the corner"
~ hesitate, waffle, waverpause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness.; "Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures"
v. (motion)3. hoverhang in the air; fly or be suspended above.
~ fly, wingtravel through the air; be airborne.; "Man cannot fly"
~ poisebe motionless, in suspension.; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"
v. (motion)4. hover, levitatebe suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity.; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"
~ levitatecause 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, uprisemove upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows"
v. (stative)5. brood, bulk large, hover, loomhang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.; "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long"
~ hangbe menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.; "This worry hangs on my mind"; "The cloud of suspicion hangs over her"
~ eclipse, overshadow, dominatebe greater in significance than.; "the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"