Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fly | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
float | Yes | No | Yes | No |
fly (noun) | float (noun) |
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(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air | an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy |
two-winged insects characterized by active flight | something that floats on the surface of water |
an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth | a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco |
flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade |
fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect | 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 |
fly (adjective) | float (adjective) |
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(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked |
fly (verb) | float (verb) |
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decrease rapidly and disappear | convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation |
change quickly from one emotional state to another | allow (currencies) to fluctuate |
transport by aeroplane | make the surface of level or smooth |
hit a fly | put into the water |
travel through the air; be airborne | be in motion due to some air or water current |
operate an airplane | be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom |
move quickly or suddenly | set afloat |
run away quickly | move lightly, as if suspended |
travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft | circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with |
travel in an airplane | |
pass away rapidly | |
cause to fly or float | |
be dispersed or disseminated | |
display in the air or cause to float |