float
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
Verb 4 meanings
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
“Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.”
To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
“to float a boat”
To be capable of floating.
“That boat doesn't float.”
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
“I’d love to just float downstream.”
Noun 4 meanings
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
“Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.”
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
A float board.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
Etymology
From Middle English floten, from Old English flotian (“to float”), from Proto-West Germanic *flotōn, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (“to float, swim, fly”). Compare flow, fleet.
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FLOAT at a glance
FLOAT has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (F 4 + L 1 + O 1 + A 1 + T 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,674 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with float
All rhymesOne letter away
- GLOAT6
- BLOAT7
- FLOUT8
- PLOAT7
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