floating

Noun
  1. The act of someone who floats on the water (synset 100444216)
    is a type of: swim, swimming - the act of swimming
    subtypes: dead-man's float, prone float - a floating position with the face down and arms stretched forward
    same as: natation
Adjective
  1. Borne up by or suspended in a liquid (synset 300077804)
    "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"
    similar to: afloat - borne on the water; floating
  2. Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another (synset 302134540)
    "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
    similar to: unsettled - not settled or established
    same as: aimless, drifting, vagabond, vagrant
  3. Inclined to move or be moved about (synset 301527255)
    "a floating crap game"
    similar to: mobile - moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
  4. (of a part of the body) not firmly connected;
    Movable or out of normal position (synset 301064799)
    "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney"
    similar to: unfixed - not firmly placed or set or fastened
  5. Not definitely committed to a party or policy (synset 300520906)
    "floating voters"
    similar to: uncommitted - not bound or pledged

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