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Float :: Float (v. i.) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver.

Caisson :: Caisson (n.) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed beneath a vessel to lift or float it..

Float :: Float (v. i.) A float board. See Float board (below).

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

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

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

Stanch :: Stanch (n.) A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release..

Feather :: Feather (n.) The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float, with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or enters the water..

Fly :: Fly (v. t.) To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite, a flag, etc..

Tide :: Tide (v. t.) To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the tide or stream.

Waveson :: Waveson (n.) Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea..

Podoscaph :: Podoscaph (n.) A canoe-shaped float attached to the foot, for walking on water..

Mote :: Mote (n.) A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck..

Waft :: Waft (v. i.) To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float..

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..

Dahabeah :: Dahabeah (n.) A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house, having large lateen sails..

Floatingly :: Floatingly (adv.) In a floating manner.

Float :: Float (v. i.) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft..

Float :: Float (v. i.) A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die..

Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat..

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