English to English
floater
('fl/oU/t/@/r
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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
- 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