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Physograde :: Physograde (n.) Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the Physalia..

Pad :: Pad (n.) A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.

Levitate :: Levitate (v. t.) To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to levitate a table..

Ladle :: Ladle (v. t.) The float of a mill wheel; -- called also ladle board.

Float :: Float (v. i.) The sea; a wave. See Flote, n..

Pneumatocyst :: Pneumatocyst (n.) A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving as a float, as in Physalia..

Float :: Float (v. i.) A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep..

Danaide :: Danaide (n.) A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one..

Driftwood :: Driftwood (n.) Fig.: Whatever is drifting or floating as on water.

Melanaemia :: Melanaemia (n.) A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood corpuscles.

Draught :: Draught (n.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden; as, a ship of twelve feet draught..

Swim :: Swim (v. t.) To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select seed..

Dashboard :: Dashboard (n.) The float of a paddle wheel.

Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east..

Cymophanous :: Cymophanous (a.) Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant..

Bead Proof :: Bead proof () Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate meters..

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves to close the entrances of docks and basins..

Floe :: Floe (n.) A low, flat mass of floating ice..

Float :: Float (v. i.) A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.

Duckweed :: Duckweed (n.) A genus (Lemna) of small plants, seen floating in great quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also duckmeat..

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