floater, n.
(floaters)
(floaters)
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
<noun.communication>
floater floating policy
semantic pointers
hypernym
an object that floats or is capable of floating
<noun.object>
floater
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derivationally related form
a swimmer who floats in the water
<noun.person>
floater
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
<noun.person>
floater
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hypernym
an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
<noun.person>
floater
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hypernym
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
<noun.person>
clochard drifter floater vagabond vagrant
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hyponym
hypernym
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
<noun.possession>
floater
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hypernym
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
<noun.state>
floater musca volitans muscae volitantes spots
sample sentences
"floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
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hypernym