the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

a drink with ice cream floating in it

an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

something that floats on the surface of water

an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

be in motion due to some air or water current

be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

set afloat

circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

move lightly, as if suspended

put into the water

make the surface of level or smooth

allow (currencies) to fluctuate

convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)

financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares

spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)

a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed

a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election

a swimmer who floats in the water

an object that floats or is capable of floating

an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

the act of someone who floats on the water

borne up by or suspended in a liquid

continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another

inclined to move or be moved about

(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position

not definitely committed to a party or policy

a temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons

dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised

dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised

pantropical aquatic fern

aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe

an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it

an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

a voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other

free-floating aquatic ferns

a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent

a number represented in floating-point notation

an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent

a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water

tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas