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afloat definition
afloat |
Overview of adj afloat The adj afloat has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected -- (aimlessly drifting) 2. afloat -- (borne on the water; floating) 3. afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing -- (covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub") Antonyms of adj afloat 3 senses of afloat Sense 1 adrift(prenominal), afloat(prenominal), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected INDIRECT (VIA purposeless) -> purposeful Sense 2 afloat(prenominal) (vs. aground) (vs. sunken) aground(prenominal) (vs. sunken) (vs. afloat) => beached, high-and-dry(prenominal) => shipwrecked => stranded sunken (vs. afloat) (vs. aground), submerged => drowned => swamped Sense 3 afloat(prenominal), awash(prenominal), flooded, inundated, overflowing INDIRECT (VIA full) -> empty Similarity of adj afloat 3 senses of afloat Sense 1 adrift(prenominal), afloat(prenominal), aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected => purposeless (vs. purposeful) Sense 2 afloat(prenominal) (vs. aground) (vs. sunken) => adrift(prenominal), drifting(postnominal) => at sea(prenominal), sailing => floating => waterborne Sense 3 afloat(prenominal), awash(prenominal), flooded, inundated, overflowing => full (vs. empty) Attributes of adj afloat Familiarity of adj afloat afloat used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj afloat afloat Overview of adj afloat The adj afloat has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) adrift, afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected -- (aimlessly drifting) 2. afloat -- (borne on the water; floating) 3. afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing -- (covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub")
afloat definition
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