bladder |
in botany, an inflated, hollow sac or float, as is found in certain seaweeds. [1/3 definitions] |
buoy |
a float attached by line to the bottom of a body of water to mark a location. [3/5 definitions] |
buoyancy |
the capacity to float or rise up in a liquid or gas. [1/2 definitions] |
buoyant |
able to float or keep something else afloat. [1/3 definitions] |
duckweed |
any of various flowering plants that float freely on ponds and slow streams. |
float |
any of various objects that float on water, often used to buoy up something else. [1/14 definitions] |
flotation |
any of several processes of separating and collecting various minerals from powdered ore, based on the minerals' ability to float in various liquids. [1/3 definitions] |
fly1 |
to wave or float in the air, as a banner or kite. [2/12 definitions] |
hang |
to be suspended or float in the air. [1/17 definitions] |
hot-air balloon |
a bag made of thin material that is inflated with hot air, causing it to rise and float in the atmosphere. Large hot-air balloons can be attached to a basket or gondola, and used to transport people or equipment. |
levitate |
to rise and float, apparently without hindrance from the force of gravity. [2 definitions] |
outrigger |
an attached float extended on a frame to one side of a boat to provide added stability, as on seagoing canoes in the South Pacific. [1/2 definitions] |
pontoon |
a float or boat used as support for a temporary floating bridge. [2 definitions] |
Portuguese man-of-war |
a sea hydrozoan found in warm oceans, having a bladderlike sac that resembles a sail and allows it to float, and trailing many long stinging tentacles that may inflict severe injury. |
raft1 |
a flat platform made of buoyant materials such as wood or air-filled barrels, designed to float and often to support or carry people or goods. [2/6 definitions] |
refloat |
combined form of float. |
ride |
of a heavenly body, to seem to float. [1/16 definitions] |
rotameter |
an instrument that measures the rate of flow of a liquid by means of a movable float encased in a vertical tube. |
sea anchor |
a large canvas-covered, often conical frame that is let out as a float or drag to prevent a ship from drifting off course or to keep it headed into the wind. |
stream |
to float or wave. [1/10 definitions] |
swim |
to float on water or other liquid. [2/10 definitions] |