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- Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
- (slang) A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
- (vulgar, slang, usually in translations of Japanese pornography) The anus.
- echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
noun
- An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- A wide rounded glass with a stem and foot, used for wine, brandy, etc.
- Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
- (chemistry) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
- (medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
- (slang) A woman's breast.
- (slang) A small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc.
- (finance) Synonym of balloon payment.
- (architecture) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
- (pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell.
- A speech bubble.
- (engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
- Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
- small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
- large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
verb
- (transitive) To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
- (aviation) Of an aircraft: to plunge alternately up and down.
- (intransitive) To increase or expand rapidly.
- (intransitive) To go up or voyage in a balloon.
- (transitive, sports) To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.
- (transitive) To inflate like a balloon.
- become inflated
- ride in a hot-air balloon
adj
- Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
- Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.
- Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.
- Of an object: light and flimsy or soft; specifically, of a dress: lightweight, so as to rise away from the body when the wearer is moving.
- Of music: light and relaxing.
- tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
noun
- A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
- A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
- (swimming, chiefly in the plural) Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
adj
- borne on the water; floating
- Floating.
- Covered with water, bearing floating objects.
- covered with water
- aimlessly drifting
- (figurative) Covered, overspread, filled (with or in something).
- (of an organization) Having just enough resources to continue to operate; barely able to pay expenses; (of a private individual, family, etc.) keeping one's head above water.
- (figurative, of ideas, information, etc.) Believed or talked about by many people; being passed from person to person.
- Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc. (of hair or clothing)
- In, or found while in, a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
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- a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; typically brightly-coloured
- A lifebuoy; a life preserver.
- (linguistics, sign language) A sign where the non-dominant hand is held in a stationary configuration as a landmark for meaning associations with the dominant hand.
- (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
noun
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- something that floats on the surface of water
- A float board.
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
verb
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
noun
- (nautical) The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH-hulled boat.
- An enclosure housing machinery or a motor.
- The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.
- (electrical engineering) The part between the rotor and tower of a wind turbine.
- A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.
- A hollow boat-shaped structure.
- (road transport) A streamlined enclosure on the body or dashboard of a motor vehicle.
- a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
noun
- (underwater diving) Initialism of buoyancy control device.
- (astronomy) Initialism of blue compact dwarf.
- (computing, electronics) Initialism of binary-coded decimal.
- (military) Initialism of bad-conduct discharge.
- Initialism of behind closed doors.
- (computing) Initialism of Boot Configuration Data.
- (psychology, professional credential) Initialism of board-certified diplomate.
- (cycling) Initialism of bolt circle diameter (a measurement of the various sizes of chainring).
noun
- (nautical) A inflatable boat.
- (astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
- (astrology) The Chinese zodiac.
- (astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
- Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
- (countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
- (astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
- (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
- a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
verb
- move as if gliding through water
- (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- travel through water
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- be dizzy or giddy
- (intransitive) To have a great quantity of something.
- (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
- (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid.
- (intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.
- (intransitive) To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
- (transitive) To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to use a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
- (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
- (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
- (intransitive) To move around freely because of excess space.
noun
- the act of swimming
- An act or instance of swimming.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of someone who isn't me, used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- A dizziness; swoon.
- (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- A dance or dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in imitation of various swimming strokes, such as freestyle, breaststroke, etc.
- (figurative) The flow of events; being in the swim of things.
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- Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
- That floats or float.
- (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
- borne up by or suspended in a liquid
- continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
- not definitely committed to a party or policy
- (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
- inclined to move or be moved about
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- A state of floating, or being afloat.
- The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
- (British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.
- (mining, chemical engineering) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
- financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
- the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
noun
- A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.
- (US, slang, when ordering food) A slice of toast.
- A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.
- (cooking) A mass of congealed solids that forms on a consommé because of the protein in the egg white.
- (by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
- A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
- (US) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
- a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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- (UK) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
- (US) A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
- (UK) A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
- (UK) A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
- (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
- an apparatus intended for use under water
- a warship designed to operate under water
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noun
- (cricket, slang) A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.
- A light breeze.
- Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.
- (nautical) A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
- a long flag; often tapering
noun
- (swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.
- A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize mourning or protest.
- (sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
- a band worn around the upper arm
- worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
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- an object that floats or is capable of floating
- a swimmer who floats in the water
- an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
- a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
- an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
- (US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.
- (finance) Clipping of floating rate bond.
- (vulgar) A piece of faeces which floats.
- (slang) A person who attaches themselves to a group of people, and who repeatedly shows up at group activities even though this is undesired by the group; a hanger-on.
- (Australia) Ellipsis of pie floater (“a meat pie served floating in a bowl of thick green pea soup”).
- A voter who shifts their allegiance from one political party to another, especially (US) one whose vote can be illegally purchased.
- A river mussel (genus Anodonta).
- An employee of an organization who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away; also, a short-term employee; a temporary, a temp.
- (prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners which is not part of the official prison library.
- A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.
- (ophthalmology) A threadlike speck in the visual field which seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour of the eye.
- (cricket) A spinning delivery of the ball that travels in a high arched path.
- An "extra" (male) guest at a party who is asked by the host to entertain the other (often female) guests.
- (law enforcement, slang) A corpse floating in a body of water.
- A person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
- (insurance) An insurance policy covering movable property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
- A small suet dumpling put into soup.
- (US) A person who votes illegally in various electoral districts or polling places, either under a false voter registration or under the name of a properly registered voter who has not yet voted.
- (India) A waterproof sandal.
- (US, law) A criminal sentence which is suspended so long as the convicted person leaves an area.
- (sports) A ball that moves lightly through the air, as if floating; specifically (basketball), an early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
- A person who frequently changes employment.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
- (sports) A player not affiliated with a team.
- (two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
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- A U-shaped life buoy.
- (Midland US) An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
- (logic) The symbol ⊃.
- The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
- The U shape of a horseshoe.
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
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- (nautical) Clipping of submersible.
- (colloquial) Clipping of subcontractor
- (Internet slang) Clipping of subliminal (“an audio or video recording intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener”)
- (informal) Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.
- (BDSM, informal) Clipping of submissive
- (computing, programming) Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)
- (British, informal, often in plural) Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).
- (publishing, colloquial) Clipping of submission (of a work for publication).
- Abbreviation of submarine.
- (colloquial) Clipping of subeditor
- (colloquial, Internet) Clipping of subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
- (slang) Clipping of subwoofer
- Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
- (colloquial) Clipping of subsistence money, part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
- (Internet, informal) Clipping of subtitle
- (Internet slang) Clipping of subreddit.
- (Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of subject (“particular area of study”)
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
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- (UK, slang, transitive) To lend (a person) money.
- (British, informal, soccer) To replace (a player) with a substitute.
- To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
- (BDSM) To take a submissive role.
- (US, informal) To substitute for.
- (microscopy) To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
- (slang, Internet, transitive) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
- (slang, intransitive) To subscribe.
- (British, informal, soccer, less common, often as "sub on") To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
- (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
- (British) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
- be a substitute
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- To remain stationary or float in the air.
- (nautical) To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.
- Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
- (computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
- To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
- Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
- To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
noun
- An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
- (figuratively) An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
- A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
- (chiefly Southern England) A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.
noun
- The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.
- A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
- (countable) A lighthearted or frivolous act.
- feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
- a manner lacking seriousness
noun
- An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- A wide rounded glass with a stem and foot, used for wine, brandy, etc.
- Such an object designed to transport people or equipment through the air.
- (chemistry) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a spherical form.
- (medicine) A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
- (slang) A woman's breast.
- (slang) A small container for illicit drugs made from a condom or the finger of a latex glove, etc.
- (finance) Synonym of balloon payment.
- (architecture) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc.
- (pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell.
- A speech bubble.
- (engraving) The outline enclosing words represented as coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.
- Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration.
- small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
- large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
verb
- (transitive) To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
- (aviation) Of an aircraft: to plunge alternately up and down.
- (intransitive) To increase or expand rapidly.
- (intransitive) To go up or voyage in a balloon.
- (transitive, sports) To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.
- (transitive) To inflate like a balloon.
- become inflated
- ride in a hot-air balloon
noun
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- something that floats on the surface of water
- A float board.
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
verb
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
noun
- (nautical) The submersed providers of buoyancy of a SWATH-hulled boat.
- An enclosure housing machinery or a motor.
- The compartment that holds passengers on a dirigible, hot-air balloon, or other aerostat; a gondola.
- (electrical engineering) The part between the rotor and tower of a wind turbine.
- A separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house, originally, an engine, and now also cargo or crew.
- A hollow boat-shaped structure.
- (road transport) A streamlined enclosure on the body or dashboard of a motor vehicle.
- a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine
noun
- (underwater diving) Initialism of buoyancy control device.
- (astronomy) Initialism of blue compact dwarf.
- (computing, electronics) Initialism of binary-coded decimal.
- (military) Initialism of bad-conduct discharge.
- Initialism of behind closed doors.
- (computing) Initialism of Boot Configuration Data.
- (psychology, professional credential) Initialism of board-certified diplomate.
- (cycling) Initialism of bolt circle diameter (a measurement of the various sizes of chainring).
noun
- (nautical) A inflatable boat.
- (astrology) The belt-like region of the celestial sphere, approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic, which includes the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
- (astrology) The Chinese zodiac.
- (astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
- Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
- (countable) A circle decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
- (astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
- (astrology) a circular diagram representing the 12 zodiacal constellations and showing their signs
- a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes
noun
adj
- Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
- That floats or float.
- (linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
- borne up by or suspended in a liquid
- continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
- not definitely committed to a party or policy
- (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
- inclined to move or be moved about
verb
noun
- A state of floating, or being afloat.
- The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
- (British, finance) The launching onto the market of a tranche of stocks or shares, usually a new issue.
- (mining, chemical engineering) A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
- financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares
- the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)
noun
- A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- A square array of sensors forming part of a large telescope.
- (US, slang, when ordering food) A slice of toast.
- A thick crowd of seabirds or sea mammals, particularly a group of penguins when in the water.
- (cooking) A mass of congealed solids that forms on a consommé because of the protein in the egg white.
- (by extension) Any flattish thing, usually wooden, used in a similar fashion.
- A large (but unspecified) number, a lot.
- (US) A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. which obstructs navigation in a river.
- a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers
- a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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noun
- (swimming) One of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim.
- A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize mourning or protest.
- (sports) A band worn around the arm of the captain of a team.
- a band worn around the upper arm
- worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
noun
- an object that floats or is capable of floating
- a swimmer who floats in the water
- an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
- a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
- a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
- an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
- (US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.
- (finance) Clipping of floating rate bond.
- (vulgar) A piece of faeces which floats.
- (slang) A person who attaches themselves to a group of people, and who repeatedly shows up at group activities even though this is undesired by the group; a hanger-on.
- (Australia) Ellipsis of pie floater (“a meat pie served floating in a bowl of thick green pea soup”).
- A voter who shifts their allegiance from one political party to another, especially (US) one whose vote can be illegally purchased.
- A river mussel (genus Anodonta).
- An employee of an organization who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away; also, a short-term employee; a temporary, a temp.
- (prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners which is not part of the official prison library.
- A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.
- (ophthalmology) A threadlike speck in the visual field which seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour of the eye.
- (cricket) A spinning delivery of the ball that travels in a high arched path.
- An "extra" (male) guest at a party who is asked by the host to entertain the other (often female) guests.
- (law enforcement, slang) A corpse floating in a body of water.
- A person who frequently changes where they live; a drifter, a vagrant.
- (insurance) An insurance policy covering movable property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
- A small suet dumpling put into soup.
- (US) A person who votes illegally in various electoral districts or polling places, either under a false voter registration or under the name of a properly registered voter who has not yet voted.
- (India) A waterproof sandal.
- (US, law) A criminal sentence which is suspended so long as the convicted person leaves an area.
- (sports) A ball that moves lightly through the air, as if floating; specifically (basketball), an early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
- A person who frequently changes employment.
- (surfing) A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
- (sports) A player not affiliated with a team.
- (two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
noun
- A U-shaped life buoy.
- (Midland US) An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce.
- (bodybuilding, slang) A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles.
- (logic) The symbol ⊃.
- The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc.
- The U shape of a horseshoe.
- U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof
- game equipment consisting of an open ring of iron used in playing horseshoes
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verb
noun
- (nautical) Clipping of submersible.
- (colloquial) Clipping of subcontractor
- (Internet slang) Clipping of subliminal (“an audio or video recording intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener”)
- (informal) Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching.
- (BDSM, informal) Clipping of submissive
- (computing, programming) Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does)
- (British, informal, often in plural) Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”).
- (publishing, colloquial) Clipping of submission (of a work for publication).
- Abbreviation of submarine.
- (colloquial) Clipping of subeditor
- (colloquial, Internet) Clipping of subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed.
- (slang) Clipping of subwoofer
- Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun.
- (colloquial) Clipping of subsistence money, part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished.
- (Internet, informal) Clipping of subtitle
- (Internet slang) Clipping of subreddit.
- (Philippines, colloquial) Clipping of subject (“particular area of study”)
- a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
prep
verb
- (UK, slang, transitive) To lend (a person) money.
- (British, informal, soccer) To replace (a player) with a substitute.
- To coat with a layer of adhering material; to planarize by means of such a coating.
- (BDSM) To take a submissive role.
- (US, informal) To substitute for.
- (microscopy) To prepare (a slide) with a layer of transparent substance to support and/or fix the sample.
- (slang, Internet, transitive) To subtitle (usually a film or television program).
- (slang, intransitive) To subscribe.
- (British, informal, soccer, less common, often as "sub on") To bring on (a player) as a substitute.
- (US, informal) To work as a substitute teacher, especially in primary and secondary education.
- (British) To perform the work of a subeditor or copy editor; to subedit.
- be a substitute
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verb
noun
- The state or quality of being light, buoyancy.
- A lightness of manner or speech, frivolity; flippancy; a lack of appropriate seriousness; an inclination to make a joke of serious matters.
- (countable) A lighthearted or frivolous act.
- feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
- a manner lacking seriousness
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noun
- Any of various echinoderms (not in fact fish) with usually five arms, many of which eat bivalves or corals by everting their stomach.
- (slang) A woman (or, less commonly, a gay man) who reluctantly takes part in sexual intercourse, and lies on the back while spreading the limbs.
- (vulgar, slang, usually in translations of Japanese pornography) The anus.
- echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk
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noun
- a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; typically brightly-coloured
- A lifebuoy; a life preserver.
- (linguistics, sign language) A sign where the non-dominant hand is held in a stationary configuration as a landmark for meaning associations with the dominant hand.
- (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
verb
- move as if gliding through water
- (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- travel through water
- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- be dizzy or giddy
- (intransitive) To have a great quantity of something.
- (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
- (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid.
- (intransitive) To glide along with a waving motion.
- (intransitive) To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
- (transitive) To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to use a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
- (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
- (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
- (intransitive) To move around freely because of excess space.
noun
- the act of swimming
- An act or instance of swimming.
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of someone who isn't me, used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- A dizziness; swoon.
- (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- A dance or dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in imitation of various swimming strokes, such as freestyle, breaststroke, etc.
- (figurative) The flow of events; being in the swim of things.
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noun
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- something that floats on the surface of water
- A float board.
- (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
- A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
- (biology) The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
- A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
- (automotive) A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
- A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
- (weaving) A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
- (publishing, digital typesetting) Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
- A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
- (knitting) A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
- (transport) A lowboy trailer.
- (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
- A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
- (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
- (basketry) A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
- (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
- (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
- A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
- (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
- (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- (British) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
verb
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
- (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
- (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
- (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
- (intransitive, electronics) To be not connected or referenced to a known reference voltage.
- (poker) To perform a float.
- (transitive) To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
- (intransitive, colloquial) Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
- (transitive) To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
- (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
- (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
- (transitive) To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
- (intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- (transitive, retail) To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
- (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
- (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
- To be supported by a liquid of greater density, such that part (of the object or substance) remains above the surface.
- (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
- (intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
- (transitive) To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
- (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
- (computing, publishing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
- (intransitive)To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
- (intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets, as opposed to by central fiat.
- move lightly, as if suspended
- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- put into the water
- be in motion due to some air or water current
- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- set afloat
- make the surface of level or smooth
- circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
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noun
- (cricket, slang) A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.
- A light breeze.
- Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.
- (nautical) A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
- a long flag; often tapering
verb
- To remain stationary or float in the air.
- (nautical) To travel in a hovercraft as it moves above a water surface.
- Of a bird: to shelter (chicks) under its body and wings; (by extension) of a thing: to cover or surround (something).
- (computing) Chiefly followed by over: to use a mouse or other device to place a cursor over something on a screen such as a hyperlink or icon without clicking, so as to produce a result (such as the appearance of a tooltip).
- To keep (something, such as an aircraft) in a stationary state in the air.
- Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
- To be indecisive or uncertain; to vacillate, to waver.
- hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
- to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time
- be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity
- be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
- hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
noun
- An act, or the state, of remaining stationary in the air or some other place.
- (figuratively) An act, or the state, of being suspended; a suspension.
- A flock of birds fluttering in the air in one place.
- (chiefly Southern England) A cover; a protection; a shelter; specifically, an overhanging bank or stone under which fish can shelter; also, a shelter for hens brooding their eggs.
adj
- borne on the water; floating
- Floating.
- Covered with water, bearing floating objects.
- covered with water
- aimlessly drifting
- (figurative) Covered, overspread, filled (with or in something).
- (of an organization) Having just enough resources to continue to operate; barely able to pay expenses; (of a private individual, family, etc.) keeping one's head above water.
- (figurative, of ideas, information, etc.) Believed or talked about by many people; being passed from person to person.
- Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc. (of hair or clothing)
- In, or found while in, a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
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adv
adj
adj
- Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.
- Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.
- Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.
- Of an object: light and flimsy or soft; specifically, of a dress: lightweight, so as to rise away from the body when the wearer is moving.
- Of music: light and relaxing.
- tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
noun
- A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.
- A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.
- (swimming, chiefly in the plural) Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).
adj
- borne on the water; floating
- Floating.
- Covered with water, bearing floating objects.
- covered with water
- aimlessly drifting
- (figurative) Covered, overspread, filled (with or in something).
- (of an organization) Having just enough resources to continue to operate; barely able to pay expenses; (of a private individual, family, etc.) keeping one's head above water.
- (figurative, of ideas, information, etc.) Believed or talked about by many people; being passed from person to person.
- Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc. (of hair or clothing)
- In, or found while in, a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
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- (UK) A term used primarily by some navies for nuclear submarines, termed true submersibles, because they cannot retroactively declare that their nonnuclear submarines should be called by a different name.
- (US) A very small baby submarine designed for specific localized missions, usually while tethered to a submarine or ship for life support and communications.
- (UK) A small nonmilitary, nonnuclear submarine for exploration.
- (UK) A retroactive term used for nonnuclear submarines; nuclear submarines are termed true submarines.
- (nautical) An underwater vehicle with limited mobility, similar to a submarine, but less mobile.
- an apparatus intended for use under water
- a warship designed to operate under water