FLOAT Synonyms
There are 27 hypernyms of the word float. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FLOAT
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drift | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a force that moves something along • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) • a process of linguistic change over a period of time • a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents • a general tendency to change (as of opinion) • the pervading meaning or tenor • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine verb • be in motion due to some air or water current • wander from a direct course or at random • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • vary or move from a fixed point or course • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely • move in an unhurried fashion • cause to be carried by a current • drive slowly and far afield for grazing • be subject to fluctuation • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | ||||||||
swim | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of swimming verb • travel through water • be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom • be dizzy or giddy • be covered with or submerged in a liquid • move as if gliding through water | ||||||||
bob | nounn | |||||||
noun • a former monetary unit in Great Britain • a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all around • a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism • a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string • a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line • a short or shortened tail of certain animals • a short abrupt inclination (as of the head) verb • move up and down repeatedly in a quick, short movement • ride a bobsled • remove or shorten the tail of an animal • make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a sign of respect • cut hair in the style of a bob | ||||||||
buoy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; typically brightly-coloured verb • float on the surface of water • keep afloat • mark with a buoy | ||||||||
flutter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of moving back and forth • abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block • a disorderly outburst or tumult • the motion made by flapping up and down verb • move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart • move back and forth very rapidly • flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements • beat rapidly • wink briefly | ||||||||
glide | verbv | |||||||
noun • a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant • the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it • the activity of flying a glider verb • move smoothly and effortlessly • fly in or as if in a glider plane • cause to move or pass silently, smoothly, or imperceptibly | ||||||||
hang | verbv | |||||||
noun • a special way of doing something • the way a garment hangs • a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms verb • be suspended or hanging • cause to be hanging or suspended • kill by hanging • let drop or droop • fall or flow in a certain way • be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive • give heed (to) • be suspended or poised • hold on tightly or tenaciously • be exhibited • prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury • decorate or furnish with something suspended • be placed in position as by a hinge • place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction • suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste | ||||||||
hover | verbv | |||||||
verb • be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action • to hang about in a place beyond the proper or usual time • hang in the air; fly or be suspended above • be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity • hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing | ||||||||
levitate | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity • be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity | ||||||||
meander | verbv | |||||||
noun • a bend or curve, as in a stream or river • an aimless amble on a winding course verb • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course | ||||||||
roam | verbv | |||||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | ||||||||
sail | verbv | |||||||
noun • a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel • an ocean trip taken for pleasure • any structure that resembles a sail verb • traverse or travel on (a body of water) • move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions • travel on water propelled by wind • travel on water propelled by wind or by other means | ||||||||
skate | verbv | |||||||
noun • sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs • large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins verb • move along on skates | ||||||||
soar | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of rising upward into the air verb • rise rapidly • fly by means of a hang glider • fly upwards or high in the sky • go or move upward • fly a plane without an engine | ||||||||
waft | verbv | |||||||
noun • a long flag; often tapering verb • be driven or carried along, as by the air • blow gently | ||||||||
wander | verbv | |||||||
verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage • go via an indirect route or at no set pace • to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||||
air bladder | nounn | |||||||
noun • an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy | ||||||||
be adrift | verbv | |||||||
verb • be in motion due to some air or water current | ||||||||
ice-cream float | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a drink with ice cream floating in it | ||||||||
ice-cream soda | nounn | |||||||
noun • a drink with ice cream floating in it | ||||||||