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 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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