All float synonyms
float
F f verb float
- swim β to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- hover β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- glide β to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
- hang β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- ride β to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- sail β an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- drift β a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure.
- waft β to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- bob β If something bobs, it moves up and down, like something does when it is floating on water.
- skim β to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- poise β a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in which a stress of one dyne per square centimeter is required to maintain a difference of velocity of one centimeter per second between two parallel planes in the fluid that lie in the direction of flow and are separated by a distance of one centimeter. Symbol: P.
- soar β to fly upward, as a bird.
- lift β to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- tread water β to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
- propose β to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- suggest β to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- put forward β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- promote β to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- offer β to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer: He offered me a cigarette.
- present β being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
noun float
- oak β any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- pontoon β the card game twenty-one.
- lifeboat β a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
- phellem β cork (def 6).
- stopple β a stopper, especially for a bottle.
- buoy β A buoy is a floating object that is used to show ships and boats where they can go and to warn them of danger.
- caisson β a watertight chamber open at the bottom and containing air under pressure, used to carry out construction work under water
- life raft β a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.
- cork β Cork is a soft, light substance which forms the bark of a type of Mediterranean tree.
- bobber β a small float, traditionally made of cork, used in angling
- shive β a splinter or fragment of the husk of flax, hemp, etc.
- raft β a great quantity; a lot: a raft of trouble.
- balsa β Balsa or balsa wood is a very light wood from a South American tree.
- catamaran β A catamaran is a sailing boat with two parallel hulls that are held in place by a single deck.
adjective float
- barmecidal β giving only the illusion of plenty; illusory: a Barmecidal banquet.
- illusory β causing illusion; deceptive; misleading.
- floater β a person or thing that floats.
- blue sky β fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.