bell notificationshomepageloginedit profileclubsdmBox

Search word meanings:

Word Meanings - AFLOAT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. On such a full sea are we now afloat. Shak. 2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat. 3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs

Additional info about word: AFLOAT

1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship. On such a full sea are we now afloat. Shak. 2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat. 3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of AFLOAT)

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of AFLOAT)

Related words: (words related to AFLOAT)

  • AGOUARA
    The crab-eating raccoon , found in the tropical parts of America.
  • DRIFT
    That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. Kane. Drift anchor. See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n. -- Drift epoch , the glacial epoch. -- Drift net, a
  • STARTLE
    1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke. 2. To deter; to cause to deviate.
  • DRIFTBOLT
    A bolt for driving out other bolts.
  • STARTLINGLY
    In a startling manner.
  • AGO
    Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago. (more info) by, AS. agan to pass away; a- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning
  • AGONOTHETE
    An officer who presided over the great public games in Greece.
  • AGONY
    1. Violent contest or striving. The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay. 2. Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain
  • DRIFTPIECE
    An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.
  • RETAINMENT
    The act of retaining; retention. Dr. H. More.
  • DISTRACTION
    1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation. To create distractions among us. Bp. Burnet. 2. That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic distractions." G. Eliot. 3. A diversity of direction; detachment. His power went out in
  • WORKMANSHIP
    1. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of making anything. Due reward For her praiseworthy workmanship to yield. Spenser. Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . . Where most may wonder at the workmanship. Milton. 2. That
  • DISTRACTED
    Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad. My distracted mind. Pope.
  • FASTENER
    One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.
  • WORKBAG
    A bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like.
  • WORKBENCH
    A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop.
  • WORKDAY
    A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day.
  • STARTFULNESS
    Aptness to start.
  • AFLOW
    Flowing. Their founts aflow with tears. R. Browning.
  • ESTABLISHMENTARIAN
    One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual character. Shipley.
  • MYSTAGOGY
    The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries.
  • ROCKWORK
    Stonework in which the surface is left broken and rough.
  • ISAGOGE
    An introduction. Harris.
  • CHECKWORK
    Anything made so as to form alternate squares lke those of a checkerboard.
  • JOURNEYWORK
    Originally, work done by the day; work done by a journeyman at his trade.
  • HIPPOPHAGOUS
    Feeding on horseflesh; -- said of certain nomadic tribes, as the Tartars.
  • LAGOON
    1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice. 2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See Atoll. Lagoon
  • PHAGOCYTE
    A leucocyte which plays a part in retrogressive processes by taking up , in the form of fine granules, the parts to be removed.
  • EMENAGOGUE
    See EMMENAGOGUE
  • HARPAGON
    A grappling iron.
  • FRETWORK
    Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Heuce, any minute play of light andshade, dark and light, or the like. Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and sunshine.
  • RUBBLEWORK
    Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in size and shape.
  • GROUNDWORK
    That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
  • VAGOUS
    Wandering; unsettled. Ayliffe.
  • GALACTOPHAGOUS
    Feeding on milk.
  • CUTWORK
    An ancient term for embroidery, esp. applied to the earliest form of lace, or to that early embroidery on linen and the like, from which the manufacture of lace was developed.
  • PENDRAGON
    A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs. The dread Pendragon, Britain's king of kings. Tennyson.
  • INAUGURATE
    Invested with office; inaugurated. Drayton. (more info) omens from the flight of birds (before entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such

Trending!

 

Back to top