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present tense third-person singular of float
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1
to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air
- a canoe floating down the river
- particles of dust floating in the air
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2
to move about from place to place aimlessly
- lost touch with a childhood friend who spent much of his adult life floating from place to place
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- bats,
- cruises,
- drifts,
- gads (about),
- gallivants
- (also galavants),
- kicks around,
- knocks (about),
- maunders,
- meanders,
- mooches,
- rambles,
- ranges,
- roams,
- roves,
- traipses,
- wanders
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floats
nounplural of float
Synonyms of floats (Entry 2 of 2)
a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers
- the crew put the cargo on the float before heading back down the river
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