English dictionary
floating
/'fl/oU/t/I//N/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the <i>floating</i> timbers of a wreck; <i>floating</i> motes in the air.
Source: webster1913
noun
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the act of someone who floats on the water
Synonyms natationSource: WordNet 3.0
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Floating threads. See <i>Floating threads</i>, above.
Source: webster1913
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The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also <i>fattening</i>, <i>plumping</i>, and <i>laying out</i>.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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borne up by or suspended in a liquid
ExamplesThe ship is still floating.
Floating logs.
Floating seaweed.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
ExamplesThe floating population.
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inclined to move or be moved about
ExamplesA floating crap game.
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(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
ExamplesFloating ribs are not connected with the sternum.
A floating kidney.
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not definitely committed to a party or policy
ExamplesFloating voters.
Source: WordNet 3.0