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float vs sink

sink vs float

float and sink both are nouns.

float and sink both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
float Yes No Yes No
sink Yes No Yes No
float (noun) sink (noun)
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
something that floats on the surface of water a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system
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) sink (verb)
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
allow (currencies) to fluctuate embed deeply
make the surface of level or smooth go under
put into the water fall or descend to a lower place or level
be in motion due to some air or water current cause to sink
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom fall or sink heavily
set afloat appear to move downward
move lightly, as if suspended descend into or as if into some soft substance or place
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with pass into a specified state or condition; sink into
Difference between float and sink

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