Float

  • 31float — 01. When I was a little boy, I used to enjoy spending time at the park watching sticks [float] down the stream, and chasing after them. 02. The body of a young man was found [floating] in the harbor this morning. 03. The fishermen put out… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 32float — v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking. b get afloat or set (a stranded ship) afloat. 2 intr. move with a liquid or current of air; drift (the clouds floated… …

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  • 33float — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Float is used after these nouns: ↑milk, ↑parade {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb 1 on water/in air ADVERB ▪ gently ▪ slowly ▪ downstream …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 34float — float1 [fləut US flout] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on water)¦ 2¦(in the air)¦ 3¦(music/sounds/smells etc)¦ 4¦(walk gracefully)¦ 5¦(ideas)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7¦(company)¦ 8¦(cheque)¦ Phrasal verbs  float around ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35float — I. noun Etymology: Middle English flote boat, float, from Old English flota ship; akin to Old High German flōz raft, stream, Old English flēotan to float more at fleet Date: before 12th century 1. an act or instance of floating 2. something that… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 36float — [[t]floʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant 2) to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream[/ex] 3) to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon floating on… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 37float — /floht/, v.i. 1. to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream. 3. to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon… …

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  • 38float — /fləυt/ noun 1. cash taken from a central supply and used for running expenses ● The sales reps have a float of £100 each. 2. the process of starting a new company by selling shares in it on the Stock Exchange ● The float of the new company was a …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 39Float On — Infobox Single Name = Float On |225px Artist = Modest Mouse from Album = Good News for People Who Love Bad News Released = February 14, 2004 Format = CD Recorded = 2003 Genre = Indie rock Length = 3:28 Label = Epic Records Producer = Dennis… …

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  • 40Float.h — The header float.h in the C Standard Library for the C programming language contains macros that expand to various limits and parameters of the standard floating point types.The macros, as defined on ISO 9899:1999 section 5.2.4.2.2, are:* FLT… …

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