floating

Plural: floatings

Noun

• the act of someone who floats on the water
• The motion of something that floats.
• Material that floats in a liquid.
• The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
• A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.

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; test the waters with
  • "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
• 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
• present participle and gerund of float

Adjective Satellite

• borne up by or suspended in a liquid
  • "the ship is still floating"
  • "floating logs"
  • "floating seaweed"
• continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
  • "the floating population"
• inclined to move or be moved about
  • "a floating crap game"
• (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
  • "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"
  • "a floating kidney"
• not definitely committed to a party or policy
  • "floating voters"

Adj

• That floats or float.
• Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
• that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.

Examples

• In China, the large floating population has tended to gravitate to cities.
• The outcome of the forthcoming election is still unclear due to the large number of floating voters.
• You can drag the floating toolbars to any position on the screen.

Synonyms

aimless, be adrift, blow, drift, drifting, float, natation, swim, vagabond, vagrant

Antonyms

sink

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