Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "buoy" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

anchor buoy bell buoy breeches buoy buoy rope buoy tender buoy up buoyage buoyancy buoyant buoylike cable buoy can buoy conical buoy dan buoy depicting buoy fragment buoy life buoy life buoy life-buoy lifebuoy light buoy list buoy mooring buoy nun buoy pointer buoy pull buoy ring buoy safety buoy sonobuoy spar buoy stream the buoy theme buoy upbuoy whistling buoy

Context

nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

float hold hold up mark point of reference reference reference point support sustain swim

Type Of (IsA)

device floating marker or signal non agentive artifact reference point

Manner Of

float hold mark

Receives Action

anchored

Related Terms

afloat aloft channel confidence danger enthusiasm float indicate level life buoy life preserver location maintain mark moored navigational support warn water

Synonym Network

animate encourage inspire

Used For

warn of danger

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.