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noun : FLOATS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment ;
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2. (
) the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public ;
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3. (
) a drink with ice cream floating in it ;
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4. (
) 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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5. (
) a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco ;
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6. (
) something that floats on the surface of water ;
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7. (
) an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy ;
verb : FLOATS
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) 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" ;
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3. (
) set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" ;
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4. (
) circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" ;
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5. (
) move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" ;
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6. (
) put into the water; "float a ship" ;
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7. (
) make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster" ;
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8. (
) allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" ;
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9. (
) convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data" ;
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