float

verb1 of 2

to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink

• “I have so many ideas floating around in my head.”Tatoeba
• “One quality of oil is that it floats on water.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.