noun. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment |
noun. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public |
noun. a drink with ice cream floating in it |
noun. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade |
noun. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco |
noun. something that floats on the surface of water |
noun. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy |
verb. be in motion due to some air or water current The leaves were blowing in the wind|the boat drifted on the lake|The sailboat was adrift on the open sea|the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore |
verb. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom |
verb. set afloat He floated the logs down the river|The boy floated his toy boat on the pond |
verb. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform |
verb. move lightly, as if suspended The dancer floated across the stage |
verb. put into the water float a ship |
verb. make the surface of level or smooth float the plaster |
verb. allow (currencies) to fluctuate The government floated the ruble for a few months |
verb. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation float data |
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