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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
tube
Noun
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A tube is a long object with a hole from one end to the other. The ends may be closed or open.
The high pressure forces the water through the tube.
Toothpaste comes in a tube.
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The Tube is the underground train system in London, England.
tube
Verb
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If you tube, you float on an inner tube.
We went white-water tubing on the Yukon River.
plate
Noun
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A plate is a hard flat thing, especially round ones that we put food on.
He ate everything on his plate.
The name plate on the door said, "Tanaka".