'floats'
[float.n.01] as in: the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment



'floats'
[float.n.02] as in: the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public



'floats'
[ice-cream_soda.n.01] as in: a drink with ice cream floating in it



'floats'
[float.n.04] as in: an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade



'floats'
[float.n.05] as in: a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco



'floats'
[float.n.06] as in: something that floats on the surface of water



'floats'
[air_bladder.n.01] as in: an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy



'floats'
[float.v.01] as in: be in motion due to some air or water current


Examples:
The leaves were blowing in the wind
the boat drifted on the lake
The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore



'floats'
[float.v.02] as in: be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom



'floats'
[float.v.03] as in: set afloat


Examples:
He floated the logs down the river
The boy floated his toy boat on the pond



'floats'
[float.v.04] as in: circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with


Examples:
The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform



'floats'
[float.v.05] as in: move lightly, as if suspended


Examples:
The dancer floated across the stage



'floats'
[float.v.06] as in: put into the water


Examples:
float a ship



'floats'
[float.v.07] as in: make the surface of level or smooth


Examples:
float the plaster



'floats'
[float.v.08] as in: allow (currencies) to fluctuate


Examples:
The government floated the ruble for a few months



'floats'
[float.v.09] as in: convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation


Examples:
float data



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