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floating
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adjective
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
the ship is still floating
floating logs
floating seaweed
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adjective
not definitely committed to a party or policy
floating voters
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adjective
inclined to move or be moved about
a floating crap game
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adjective
(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
floating ribs are not connected with the sternum
a floating kidney
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noun
the act of someone who floats on the water
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adjective
(= drifting, vagrant)
continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
a drifting double-dealer
the floating population
vagrant hippies of the sixties
collector
Noun
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A ticket collector is somebody who checks your ticket on a bus or train.
After you get on the bus, be ready to show your ticket to the collector.
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A debt collector is somebody who tries to make people pay their debts when payment is late.
Life was very difficult when a debt collector started calling daily.