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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
derrick
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noun
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
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noun
a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
crane
Noun
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A crane is a kind of bird that has a long neck and legs.
On our trip to China, we saw a beautiful crane catching fish in the river.
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A crane is a kind of machine that is used for lifting very heavy things for construction or industrial purposes.
The crane lifted up a metal bar to build the house.
crane
Verb
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If you crane, you extend your neck.
He craned his neck to take a closer look.