English to English noun
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the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment |  | source: wordnet30
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the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public |  | source: wordnet30
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a drink with ice cream floating in it |  | source: wordnet30
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an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade |  | source: wordnet30
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a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco |  | source: wordnet30
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something that floats on the surface of water |  | source: wordnet30
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an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy |  | source: wordnet30
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Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something. |  | source: webster1913 verb
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be in motion due to some air or water current |  | Example: The leaves were blowing in the wind the boat drifted on the lake The sailboat was adrift on the open sea the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
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be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom |  | source: wordnet30
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set afloat |  | Example: He floated the logs down the river The boy floated his toy boat on the pond
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circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with |  | Example: The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform
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move lightly, as if suspended |  | Example: The dancer floated across the stage
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put into the water |  | Example: float a ship
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make the surface of level or smooth |  | Example: float the plaster
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allow (currencies) to fluctuate |  | Example: The government floated the ruble for a few months
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convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation |  | Example: float data
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To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up. |  | source: webster1913
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To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor. |  | source: webster1913
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