Float (Noun)
Meaning 1
The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 2
A drink with ice cream floating in it.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The float was a refreshing summer treat that consisted of a scoop of vanilla ice cream floating in a glass of root beer.
- She ordered a float at the diner, and the waitress brought her a tall glass with a generous helping of strawberry ice cream floating in lemon-lime soda.
- The ice cream float was a specialty of the local soda shop, with flavors like chocolate and caramel that complemented the creamy texture of the floating ice cream.
- As a child, his favorite drink was a float made with orange soda and a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream floating on top.
- The restaurant's menu featured a unique float made with ginger ale and a scoop of pineapple ice cream floating in a tall glass.
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Meaning 3
An air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The swim bladder, also known as the float, is a gas-filled organ that helps fish maintain their buoyancy in the water.
- In some species of fish, the float is connected to the digestive system, allowing the fish to adjust its buoyancy by controlling the amount of gas in the sac.
- The float is typically located near the spinal column and is filled with oxygen, nitrogen, or other gases that help the fish stay afloat.
- Damage to the float can cause a fish to lose its buoyancy and sink to the bottom of the water.
- Some fish have a highly developed float that allows them to maintain a precise level of buoyancy, even in changing water conditions.
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Meaning 4
A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The float was used to create a smooth finish on the freshly poured concrete.
- After applying a thin layer of stucco, the worker used a float to even out the surface.
- A long-handled float was needed to reach the top of the wall without using a ladder.
- She chose a metal float with a smooth edge to create a flawless finish on the plaster ceiling.
- To get a high-gloss finish on the polished concrete, he used a special foam float with a non-abrasive surface.
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Meaning 5
An elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Rose Parade featured a float shaped like a giant dragon that breathed fire and smoke.
- A team of designers spent months building a float for the Mardi Gras parade, complete with moving parts and flashing lights.
- The float was so large that it had to be pulled by two trucks to make it around the corner without getting stuck.
- The winning float in the Fourth of July parade was a replica of the Statue of Liberty, complete with a working torch.
- The flower-covered float was so heavy that it took a team of 20 people to push it up the steep hill during the festival procession.
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Meaning 6
The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Meaning 7
Something that floats on the surface of water.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- A wooden dock acted as a float on the tranquil lake surface for nearby sailboats.
- Clement's carefree beach excursion resulted in lost and eventually rescued his most expensive luxury yacht which has big inner spaces act like enormous permanent stable self adjust hydraulic counterpoising ram structure effectively great foam board styro insulation amazing cheap life easy never touching steel inside giving main additional security secret element more key core ultimate construction know little by turning normal even giant cheap type totally completely hard found few top working easily up everything know without when when near start because any already if having two low go build try a gigantic world easy could lift another people able everything we he come day rest full real actually once nothing place true are before strong same going actually take almost about come completely way old lot normal under which keep must day large back inside being about getting well built getting do too difficult there other who up look found having normal said better hard did from been keep use difficult doing world down true around were two less help put come off strong built working something by less best top different any by place having by lift completely used full few you nothing used work they how already time right same type did say new too getting find anything first type see a use having need had another rest two made there real been long near try large main another other completely then at try at is place without of wood been life must working want after low less other start already almost having doing anything low already once build off way try nothing little were over for same, normal work come across need wood an foam few about few going having which without try float along type board too cheap try strong across try before of did real no put much take old another anything is.
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