floats
Meaning of floats
verb, 3rd person present
- rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking.
she relaxed, floating gently in the water
- move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift.
clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky
- put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.
- (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets.
a policy of letting the pound float
- a thing that is buoyant in water.
- a small vehicle or cart, especially one powered by electricity.
- a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of trading in a shop or stall etc., or for minor expenditures.
- a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.
- a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
ice-cream floats
- (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process.
Old English flotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet4, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic.
Information about floats
- The singular form of floats is: float.
- Languages in which floats is used:
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Hyphenation of floats
floats
- It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
- floats is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
floats synonyms
Meaning remain in one place in the air:
Meaning rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers:
Meaning remain static in the air:
Meaning be carried slowly by a current of air or water:
Meaning move with a smooth, quiet continuous motion:
Meaning move smoothly and rapidly or in a stately or confident manner:
Meaning lose one's footing and slide unintentionally for a short distance:
Meaning move smoothly along a surface while maintaining continuous contact with it:
Meaning (with reference to a scent, sound, etc.) pass or cause to pass gently through the air:
Meaning (of a liquid, gas, or electricity) move steadily and continuously in a current or stream:
Meaning (of hair, clothing, etc.) float or wave at full extent in the wind:
Meaning go in a specified direction or manner; change position:
Meaning go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length:
Meaning put forward for consideration:
Meaning accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person:
Meaning lift or move to a higher position or level:
Meaning raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility):
Meaning put forward (a plan or suggestion) for consideration by others:
Meaning move forwards in a purposeful way:
Meaning present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject as desired:
Meaning hold out or put forward (something) to someone for acceptance:
Meaning put forward as fact or as a basis for argument:
Meaning in a particular place:
Meaning present formally for discussion or consideration at a meeting:
floats antonyms
Meaning go down below the surface of something, especially of a liquid; become submerged:
Meaning move with urgent haste:
Meaning remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position:
Anagrams of floats
Words that rhyme with floats
oats, airboats, bareboats, boats, bullboats, bumboats, catboats, cockboats, cockleboats, dreamboats, faltboats, ferryboats, fireboats, fishboats, flatboats, flyboats, foldboats, gunboats, houseboats, iceboats, joeboats, johnboats, jollyboats, keelboats, lifeboats, longboats, mailboats, motorboats, paddleboats, picketboats, pigboats, powerboats, riverboats, rowboats, sailboats, sauceboats, showboats, speedboats, steamboats, stoneboats, surfboats, swingboats, towboats, tugboats, waistboats, whaleboats, workboats, Coats, bluecoats, coats
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