floats

1. n the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment n the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public n a drink with ice cream floating in it n an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade n a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco n something that floats on the surface of water n an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy v be in motion due to some air or water current v be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom v set afloat v circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with v move lightly, as if suspended v put into the water v make the surface of level or smooth v allow (currencies) to fluctuate v convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation Source: ecdict

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