English words for 'A hydrofoil.'
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noun
noun
- (nautical) A hydrofoil (“hydrodynamic surface”)
- (nautical) A hydrofoil (“boat type”)
- (aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
- (nautical) The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
- (nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
- an airplane that can land on or take off from water
verb
- glide on the water in a hydroplane
- To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
- (automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
noun
noun
noun
- A waterspout (whirlwind).
- A framework or initiative that focuses on water resources in sustainable development and climate action.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, pillar.; a pillar formed of water.
- A power-generation mechanism that makes use of the pressure differential created by changing water levels due to tide action, which is used to drive turbines or pumps.
- Synonym of water crane.
verb
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
noun
- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
adj
noun
verb
noun
- A blade of a waterwheel.
- A paddlewheel.
- In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- (table tennis) A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
- A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
- The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
- A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
- (sports, uncountable) Alternative form of padel.
- A flipper in a pinball machine.
- A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- (slang) A person's hand.
- (medicine) A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
- (British) A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
- A broad, flat spanking implement.
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
- small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb
- To tread upon; to trample.
- (intransitive) To toddle.
- (intransitive, British) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
- (intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
- (transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
- (intransitive) To dog paddle in water.
- swim like a dog in shallow water
- walk unsteadily, with short steps
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- stir with a paddle
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- propel with a paddle
noun
noun
- (US, California) A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
- (music) Synonym of street organ, often considered a misnomer.
- (music) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
- (fishing, sailing) A winch, a windlass.
- a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings
adj
noun
- a craft designed for water transportation
- a tube in which a body fluid circulates
- an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
- (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
- (figurative) A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
- (nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
- A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
- A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
verb
noun
- a craft designed for water transportation
- skill in the management of boats
- (countable and uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.
- (uncountable, rare) Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.
noun
- (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
- (figurative) A brief visit.
- (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.
- (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
- A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun
- an apparatus intended for use under water
- a warship designed to operate under water
- (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.
adj
adj
noun
noun
- (chiefly US) A person who uses such a watercraft.
- (chiefly US) A person who is an experienced worker or traveler on a riverway.
- (chiefly US) A raft, kayak, or similar watercraft used especially for traveling with the current of a river in a swift manner.
- (chiefly US) A recreational or commercial boat used for regular operation on a riverway.
noun
- A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
- The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
- (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of boom microphone (a microphone supported on such a pole).
- (sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
- (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi-Uda antenna, on which the other, smaller antennae are transversally mounted.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
- One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
- A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
- (gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits.
- A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
- (computer chess, slang) An instance of booming.
- A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
- A rapid expansion or increase.
- a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- a state of economic prosperity
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
intj
verb
- (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- (of a Eurasian bittern) To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.
- (of a vehicle) To rush forwards with such violent intensity that it generates a sustained, overwhelming, roaring noise; especially from the perspective of a bystander who has been suddenly subjected to it.
- To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
- (computer chess, slang) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
- (intransitive) To cause a sonic boom.
- (transitive, slang) To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
- (transitive) To make (something) boom.
- (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
- grow vigorously
- hit with great force
- make a deep hollow sound
- be the case that thunder is being heard
- make a resonant sound, like artillery
verb
- (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.
- To remain stationary or float in the air.
- 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
- a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
- (fishing) A spinnerbait.
- A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
- A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
- One who, or that which, propels.
noun
- the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
- a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
- a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
- A shock absorber that uses an air chamber.
- A rubber or plastic inflatable cushion.
- A layer of trapped air that supports a hovercraft.
noun
- Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
- Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
- The time of departure from a port.
- (countable) A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
- the departure of a vessel from a port
- riding in a sailboat
- the activity of flying a glider
- the work of a sailor
adj
verb
noun
- (nautical) A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
- The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
- The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
- (economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
- (education) washback
- The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
verb
noun
- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- (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.
- A float board.
- (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
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
verb
- (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
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- 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
- 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
verb
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
noun
- air
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- attack
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- airman
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
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noun
- (nautical) A hydrofoil (“hydrodynamic surface”)
- (nautical) A hydrofoil (“boat type”)
- (aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
- (nautical) The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
- (nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
- an airplane that can land on or take off from water
verb
- glide on the water in a hydroplane
- To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
- (automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
noun
noun
noun
- A waterspout (whirlwind).
- A framework or initiative that focuses on water resources in sustainable development and climate action.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see water, pillar.; a pillar formed of water.
- A power-generation mechanism that makes use of the pressure differential created by changing water levels due to tide action, which is used to drive turbines or pumps.
- Synonym of water crane.
noun
- A blade of a waterwheel.
- A paddlewheel.
- In a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water.
- (table tennis) A broad, flat device used in striking the ball, analogous to a racket in tennis.
- A flat board with a number of holes or indentations, used to carry small alcoholic drinks such as shots.
- The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.
- A flat limb of an aquatic animal, adapted for swimming.
- A single-bladed version is typically used on canoes and some other small boats.
- A double-bladed version with blades at each end of the shaft is used for kayaking.
- A kitchen utensil shaped like a paddle and used for mixing, beating etc.
- (sports, uncountable) Alternative form of padel.
- A flipper in a pinball machine.
- A slat of a paddleboat's wheel.
- (slang) A person's hand.
- (medicine) A flap of attached skin that has been cut away from a wound.
- (British) A meandering walk or dabble through shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- A handheld electrode used for defibrillation or cardioversion.
- A broad, flat spanking implement.
- an instrument of punishment consisting of a flat board
- small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games
- a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel
- a short light oar used without an oarlock to propel a canoe or small boat
verb
- To tread upon; to trample.
- (intransitive) To toddle.
- (intransitive, British) To walk or dabble playfully in shallow water, especially at the seaside.
- (transitive) To spank with a paddle.
- (intransitive) To row a boat with less than one's full capacity.
- (transitive) To propel something through water with a paddle, oar, hands, etc.
- To pat or stroke amorously or gently.
- (intransitive) To dog paddle in water.
- swim like a dog in shallow water
- walk unsteadily, with short steps
- give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
- stir with a paddle
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
- propel with a paddle
noun
verb
- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
noun
- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
noun
- (US, California) A water wheel with radial buckets, driven by the impact of a jet.
- (music) Synonym of street organ, often considered a misnomer.
- (music) A stringed instrument that produces a droning sound by turning a handle that connects to a wheel that rubs against a rosined string, with a keyboard also used to alter the pitch of the string.
- (fishing, sailing) A winch, a windlass.
- a stringed instrument that produces sounds by means of a wheel that rubs against the strings
adj
noun
- a craft designed for water transportation
- a tube in which a body fluid circulates
- an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
- (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
- (figurative) A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
- (nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on or in water, such as a ship, boat, or submarine.
- A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
- A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
verb
noun
- a craft designed for water transportation
- skill in the management of boats
- (countable and uncountable) Any vessel with implements designed to move it in arbitrary direction through one or various bodies of water: a boat, ship, sea scooter, or similar vehicle.
- (uncountable, rare) Skill in boating, swimming, or other water-related sports.
noun
- (nautical) A sailby performed by a hydrofoil vessel while hydrofoiling.
- (figurative) A brief visit.
- (computer graphics) A three-dimensional animated sequence in which the camera moves past an object or scenery.
- (US) A low-level ceremonial flight, typically in connection with an airshow or a military parade.
- A flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
noun
- an apparatus intended for use under water
- a warship designed to operate under water
- (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.
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- (chiefly US) A person who uses such a watercraft.
- (chiefly US) A person who is an experienced worker or traveler on a riverway.
- (chiefly US) A raft, kayak, or similar watercraft used especially for traveling with the current of a river in a swift manner.
- (chiefly US) A recreational or commercial boat used for regular operation on a riverway.
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- A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
- The section of the arm on a backhoe closest to the tractor.
- (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
- (by extension) Ellipsis of boom microphone (a microphone supported on such a pole).
- (sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
- (electronics) The longest element of a Yagi-Uda antenna, on which the other, smaller antennae are transversally mounted.
- (aviation) Ellipsis of sonic boom.
- One of the calls of certain monkeys or birds.
- A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
- (gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus, similar to a balance beam, which must be traversed as part of an obstacle course, typically as a training exercise in school or as part of basic training for new military recruits.
- A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
- A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
- (computer chess, slang) An instance of booming.
- A specially-designed, movable pole, used to suspend a microphone or camera high above the ground during filming or recording.
- A rapid expansion or increase.
- a pole carrying an overhead microphone projected over a film or tv set
- a state of economic prosperity
- a deep prolonged loud noise
- a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
- any of various more-or-less horizontal spars or poles used to extend the foot of a sail or for handling cargo or in mooring
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- (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
- (of a Eurasian bittern) To make a deep, resonant, territorial vocalisation.
- (of a vehicle) To rush forwards with such violent intensity that it generates a sustained, overwhelming, roaring noise; especially from the perspective of a bystander who has been suddenly subjected to it.
- To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- (usually with "up" or "down") To raise or lower with a crane boom.
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole.
- (computer chess, slang) To rapidly adjust the evaluation of a position away from zero, indicating a likely win or loss.
- (intransitive) To cause a sonic boom.
- (transitive, slang) To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
- (transitive) To make (something) boom.
- (intransitive) To flourish, grow, or progress.
- grow vigorously
- hit with great force
- make a deep hollow sound
- be the case that thunder is being heard
- make a resonant sound, like artillery
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- a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water
- (fishing) A spinnerbait.
- A mechanical device with evenly-shaped blades that turn on a shaft to push against air or water, especially one used to propel an aircraft or boat.
- A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.
- One who, or that which, propels.
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- the trapped air that supports a hovercraft a short distance above the water or ground
- a mechanical device using confined air to absorb the shock of motion
- a cushion usually made of rubber or plastic that can be inflated
- A shock absorber that uses an air chamber.
- A rubber or plastic inflatable cushion.
- A layer of trapped air that supports a hovercraft.
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- Motion across a body of water in a craft powered by the wind, as a sport or otherwise.
- Navigation; the skill needed to operate and navigate a vessel.
- The time of departure from a port.
- (countable) A scheduled voyage by a ferry or ship.
- the departure of a vessel from a port
- riding in a sailboat
- the activity of flying a glider
- the work of a sailor
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- (nautical) A backward flow of water, as from oars, a propeller, breaking waves, etc.
- The result or consequence of an event; an aftermath.
- The similar flow of air from an aircraft engine.
- (economics) The situation where economic growth in one area harms other areas by attracting people and business away from those areas.
- (education) washback
- The saliva, spit or food particles that have flowed back into a drink after someone has drunk from it.
- the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
- the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
- the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
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- A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- (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.
- A float board.
- (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
- something that floats on the surface of water
- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
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- (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
- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- 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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- 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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- (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
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- air
- aqua
- annus (a year)
- acre; acres
- army
- application
- adjutant
- associate; association
- age; aged
- ambassador
- academy; academician
- automobile
- answer
- Americanization
- air branch
- accumulator
- artillery
- adult
- artificer
- aircraft; airplane
- apprentice
- atomic weight
- amplitude
- absolute temperature
- article
- acid
- alto
- anode
- attack
- amphibian
- administration
- ana; anna
- admiral
- (military) assault, as on a badge
- alfa
- airman
- address
- Angstrom
- accusative case
- accommodation
- amateur
- absorbance; absorbancy
- arctic
- author
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- (nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- To prevent (something) from being accomplished.
- To blunt; to dull; to spoil.
- (transitive) To cover or wrap with foil.
- (mathematics) To expand a product of two or more algebraic expressions, typically binomials.
- To prevent (someone) from accomplishing something.
- cover or back with foil
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- enhance by contrast
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- (hydrodynamics, nautical) Clipping of hydrofoil.
- (hunting) The track of an animal.
- (chiefly uncountable) Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.
- (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf.
- (architecture) A small arc in the tracery of a window, etc.
- (figuratively) Anything that acts by contrast to emphasise the characteristics of something.
- (authorship, figuratively) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist, but can also serve as the sidekick of the protagonist.
- A thin layer of metal put between a jewel and its setting to make it seem more brilliant.
- Failure when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.
- (fencing) A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip
- A very thin sheet of metal or plastic.
- (aerodynamics, aviation) Clipping of aerofoil/airfoil.
- One of the incorrect answers presented in a multiple-choice test.
- A premium trading card with a glossy finish.
- A thin, transparent plastic material on which marks are made and projected for the purposes of presentation. See transparency.
- a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector
- anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities
- a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal
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- (nautical) A hydrofoil (“hydrodynamic surface”)
- (nautical) A hydrofoil (“boat type”)
- (aircraft, nautical) A seaplane; any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
- (nautical) The wing of a submarine, used to help control depth
- (nautical) A specific type of motorboat used exclusively for racing.
- a speedboat that is equipped with winglike structures that lift it so that it skims the water at high speeds
- an airplane that can land on or take off from water
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- glide on the water in a hydroplane
- To skim the surface of a body of water while moving at high speed.
- (automotive) For a car or similar vehicle to slide along the road on a thin film of water between the road and the tyres. This occurs when a car has some speed and comes to somewhere with more water on the road than the weight of the car and the grooves in the tyre tread pattern (if any) can push away. The result is almost no traction at all for steering or braking.
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- (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.
- To remain stationary or float in the air.
- 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
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- 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.