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floater
('fl/oU/t/@/r )

noun (n)

  • spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens(noun.state)
    Example:
    Floaters seem to drift through the field of vision.
    source: wordnet30
  • a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)(noun.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • a swimmer who floats in the water(noun.person)
    source: wordnet30
  • an object that floats or is capable of floating(noun.object)
    source: wordnet30
  • an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • One who floats or swims.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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