float vs flotation device

float and flotation device both are nouns.

float is a verb but flotation device is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
float	Yes	No	Yes	No
flotation device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, flotation device is a hyponym of float; that is, flotation device is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than float:

float: something that floats on the surface of water
flotation device: rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

Other hyponyms of float include bob, bobber, bobfloat, cork, chip, life preserver, preserver, pontoon, raft.

float (noun)	flotation device (noun)
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy	rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning
something that floats on the surface of water
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
a drink with ice cream floating in it
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

float (verb)	flotation device (verb)
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
allow (currencies) to fluctuate
make the surface of level or smooth
put into the water
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
move lightly, as if suspended
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

float vs flotation device

float and flotation device both are nouns.

float is a verb but flotation device is not a verb.

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