The substance is light enough to float on the water.
Source: tatoeba (44134)
Float
/fləʊt/
Synonyms for "float" (237 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (71)
Related words (118)
launchleave the groundlevitatelife buoylife preserverlife raftlift uplighternegotiateorganizepartsplaneplatformplow the deeppoisepontoonpour onpull offput in motionraft
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Related word relations
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More general
37 entriesShowing 16 of 37 words.
More specific
14 entriesCollocations
11 entriesbank floatfloat a balloonfloat a loanfloat a planfloat an ideafloat in airfloat in waterfloat on waterfloating pointparade floatsingle precision float
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- keijua verb (to be supported by a fluid)
- kellua verb (to be supported by a fluid)
- leijua verb (to be supported by a fluid)
Persian
1 entries- شناوری verb (to be supported by a fluid)
Spanish
1 entries- flotar verb (to be supported by a fluid)
Tooro
1 entries- -seereera verb (to be supported by a fluid)
Sample sentences
59 total sentences available.
Hey! Throw that float to me.
Source: tatoeba (65167)
Particles of dust float in the atmosphere.
Source: tatoeba (244200)
In my youth we used to float down the river on a raft.
Source: tatoeba (258437)
Showing 4 of 59 available sentences.