float - noun

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

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

a drink with ice cream floating in it

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

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

something that floats on the surface of water

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

float - verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current
• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
• set afloat
• circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
• move lightly, as if suspended
• put into the water
• make the surface of level or smooth
• allow (currencies) to fluctuate
• convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

float - thesaurus

blow   drift   swim