float


Meanings

  • 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
  • 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;
    • "He floated the logs down the river"
    • "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
  • circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with;
    • "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
  • move lightly, as if suspended;
    • "The dancer floated across the stage"
  • put into the water;
    • "float a ship"
  • make the surface of level or smooth;
    • "float the plaster"
  • allow (currencies) to fluctuate;
    • "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
  • convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation;
    • "float data"
  • FLOAT v -ED -ING, -S to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid


Scrabble Score: 8

float is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

float is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

float is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 9

float is a valid Words With Friends word