verb · 1 syllable · /floʊt/

FLOAT

What does "FLOAT" mean?

To rest or drift on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking or falling.

To rest on or move along the surface of a liquid without sinking. The cork bobbed up and floated on the still pond.
To be suspended in air or drift gently through it. Dandelion seeds floated across the meadow on the breeze.
To put forward an idea tentatively to test reactions. She floated the proposal at lunch before raising it in the meeting. figurative
A decorated platform on wheels in a parade. The lead float carried the whole marching band.
A drink of soda with a scoop of ice cream in it. She ordered a root beer float with two straws. informal

Whether anything floats comes down to Archimedes' principle: an object floats only if it pushes aside a weight of fluid equal to its own weight - which is why a steel ship floats but a steel bolt sinks.

From Old English 'flotian', to float or swim, from the Germanic root that also gives 'fleet' and 'flow'; related to floating timber and ships.

FLOAT keeps an O in the middle like a life ring - the thing that helps you float.

Belly to the sky,
the swimmer forgets her bones-
the lake does the work.

haiku

I floated my big idea in the meeting and it sank immediately. Turns out it didn't displace enough enthusiasm.

You don't float by fighting the water; you float by trusting how much of it you can move.

What does FLOAT mean?

To rest or drift on the surface of a liquid or in the air without sinking or falling.

Is FLOAT a valid word?

Yes — FLOAT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.

How many letters is FLOAT?

FLOAT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.

Where does FLOAT come from?

From Old English 'flotian', to float or swim, from the Germanic root that also gives 'fleet' and 'flow'; related to floating timber and ships.

What can FLOAT teach us?

You don't float by fighting the water; you float by trusting how much of it you can move.

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