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1The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker — North American box art Developer(s) Nintendo EAD …
2The Kraken Wakes —   …
3float — /floht/, v.i. 1. to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated. 2. to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream. 3. to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon… …
4float — [[t]floʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant 2) to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along: The canoe floated downstream[/ex] 3) to rest or move in a liquid, the air, etc.: a balloon floating on… …
5float — 01. When I was a little boy, I used to enjoy spending time at the park watching sticks [float] down the stream, and chasing after them. 02. The body of a young man was found [floating] in the harbor this morning. 03. The fishermen put out… …
6Surface tension — For the work of fiction, see Surface Tension (short story). Surface tension is a property of the surface of a liquid that causes it to behave as an elastic sheet. It allows insects, such as the water strider (pond skater, UK), to walk on water.… …
7surface — 01. The [surface] of the ocean often looks very rough, but once you go underwater it is quite calm. 02. Franz Xavier Kroetz once said that language exists only on the [surface] of our consciousness. The great human struggles are played out in… …
8float valve — noun : an automatic valve whose opening and closing are controlled by a float at the end of a lever * * * a valve admitting or discharging a liquid to or from a tank and regulated by a float on the surface of the liquid within the tank to… …
9float valve — a valve admitting or discharging a liquid to or from a tank and regulated by a float on the surface of the liquid within the tank to maintain a nearly constant height of liquid. [1870 75] * * * …
10Float — (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS. flota ship, fr. fle[ o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet, G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta. [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam}, {Plover}.] 1.… …
