Synonyms for float

noun

• an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
• a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
• a drink with ice cream floating in it
• an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
• something that floats on the surface of water
• the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
• the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current
• be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
• allow (currencies) to fluctuate
• circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
• convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
• make the surface of level or smooth
• move lightly, as if suspended
• put into the water
• set afloat