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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
ring
Noun
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A circle.
The students sat in a ring.
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A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe.
She wore a ring on each finger.
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A piece of material with the shape of a circle.
The O-rings went bad on my truck.
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A high sound, especially of a telephone.
The ring of the phone woke me up.
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The square area between four poles where people fight.
He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.
ring
Verb
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To make a high sound, as a phone.
The phone rang.
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To call someone.
He rings me every Thursday.
ring
Verb 2
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To form a circle around.
They ringed the pair.
journal
Noun
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A journal is a record of what is happening, usually written regularly (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, etc.), often scientific.
They published their study in the British Medical Journal.
She wrote in her journal on New Year's Day 1922, "The weather is bad and I'm too tired to write today."
journal
Verb
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If you journal, you regularly record what is happening, usually in writing.
bearing
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noun
dignified manner or conduct
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noun
relevant relation or interconnection
those issues have no bearing on our situation
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noun
the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies
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noun
a rotating support placed between moving parts to allow them to move easily
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adjective
(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain
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noun
(= charge)
heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a shield
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noun
(= posture)
characteristic way of bearing one's body
stood with good posture