float

float is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does float mean?

  • noun

    an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

  • verb

    make the surface of level or smooth

  • verb

    move lightly, as if suspended

  • verb

    put into the water

  • verb

    set afloat

  • noun

    something that floats on the surface of water

  • noun

    the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

  • noun

    the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

  • verb

    be in motion due to some air or water current

  • noun

    a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

  • verb

    be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

  • noun

    a drink with ice cream floating in it

  • verb

    allow (currencies) to fluctuate

  • noun

    an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

  • verb

    circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

  • verb

    convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

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