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float

n. something that remains on the surface of a liquid

float

n. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

float

n. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

float, ice-cream soda

n. a drink with ice cream floating in it

float

v. a term used in programming to declare a floating point number

float, allow to fluctuate

v. allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"

float, set afloat

v. set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

blow, float, drift, be adrift

v. 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"

swim, float, be afloat

v. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

buoy

n. bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards

cell

n. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

hang

v. let drop or droop; "Hang one's head in shame"

poise

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

miss

v. fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"

sail, sweep

v. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

misconduct, mismanage, mishandle

v. manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

fan

v. agitate the air

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

glide, fly a glider

v. fly in or as if in a glider plane

hover, hang in the air

v. hang in the air; fly or be suspended above

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

poise

v. be motionless, in suspension; "The bird poised for a few moments before it attacked"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

bob, move up and down

v. move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on her back"

stream, float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

plane, skim

v. travel on the surface of water

soar, zoom, surge, soar up, soar upwards, rise rapidly

v. rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

spiral, corkscrew

v. move in a spiral or zigzag course

soar, fly upwards

v. fly upwards or high in the sky

sink, settle, go down, go under

v. go under, "The raft sank and its occupants drowned"

founder

v. sink below the surface

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