| 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” |
| 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” |
| 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” |
| floaty | adjective | tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas |
| float | verb | put into the water |
| drift | noun | a force that moves something along |
| blow | noun | a strong current of air |
| floating | noun | the act of someone who floats on the water |
| floater | noun | a swimmer who floats in the water |
| float | noun | something that floats on the surface of water |
| floatation | noun | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) |
| flotation | noun | the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) |
| swim | noun | the act of swimming; : |