 afloat |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] aimlessly drifting | |
| Synonyms: | aimless rudderless planless directionless undirected adrift | |
| Related terms: | purposeless | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] covered with water | |
| Synonyms: | flooded overflowing inundated awash | |
| Examples: | "the main deck was afloat (or awash)" "the monsoon left the whole place awash" "a flooded bathroom" "inundated farmlands" "an overflowing tub" |
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| Related terms: | full | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] borne on the water; floating | |
| Related terms: | sunken aground waterborne at_sea floating adrift | |
| Similar spelling: |
afflatus Affolter aflatoxin |
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