Float

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NOUN

the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

a drink with ice cream floating in it

an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

something that floats on the surface of water

an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

VERB

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

set afloat

circulate or discuss tentatively

move lightly, as if suspended

put into the water

make the surface of level or smooth

allow (currencies) to fluctuate

convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

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