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Word entry · 5 letters

float

Best crossword clue

"Parade platform"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /fləʊt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted aflotStarts with FEnds with T2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. To rest on a liquid surface; also a decorated parade platform.

Word origin

From Middle English floten, from Old English flotian (“to float”), from Proto-West Germanic *flotōn, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (“to float, swim, fly”). Compare flow, fleet.

Used in a sentence

  • Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.
  • The boat floated on the water.
  • The oil floated on the vinegar.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Parade platform5 letters
02Stay on the surface5 letters

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