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floating

— adjective borne up by or suspended in a liquid the ship is still floating floating logs floating seaweed — adjective not definitely committed to a party or policy floating voters — adjective inclined to move or be moved about a floating crap game — 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 — noun the act of someone who floats on the water — 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

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sludge

— noun the precipitate produced by sewage treatment — noun any thick, viscous matter

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layer Noun

— A layer is a covering material or substance. When we got up in the morning, everything was covered by a thin layer of snow. The cream forms a germ-fighting layer over the skin. How many layers of clothing do you have to wear in the winter? — A layer is a level in an organisation. The company is trying to reduce the number of management layers. — A layer is a person who lays something, (e.g., carpet, bricks, etc.). — A layer is a chicken kept to lay eggs.

layer Verb

— If you layer something, you make layers. Layer the pasta in an ovenproof dish with the tomatoes, bacon and peas, seasoning each layer.

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