Associations to the word «Afloat»
Noun
- Gunfire
- Meadow
- Daybreak
- Midshipman
- Exertion
- Frigate
- Wearer
- Brook
- Dockyard
- Boarding
- Harbour
- Swell
- Keel
- Brig
- Quay
- Economy
- Fisherman
- Rigging
- Wreck
- Cooperation
- Fleet
- Ark
- Mud
- Deck
- Weeds
- Gossip
- Repair
- Steer
- Survivor
- Logistics
- Float
- Helping
- Yacht
- Current
- Raider
- Harbor
- Naval
- Armament
- Fathom
- Stern
- Blockade
- Pelican
- Foam
- Straw
- Rescue
- Impossibility
- Plank
- Anchor
- Launching
- Ser
- Breeze
- Voyage
- Tucker
- Bow
- Mariner
- Deployment
- Ocean
- Loan
- Swimmer
- Ton
- Collision
- Vest
- Launch
Adjective
Wiktionary
AFLOAT, adverb. Floating
AFLOAT, adverb. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded.
AFLOAT, adverb. Out at sea.
AFLOAT, adverb. Making successful progress under one's own steam.
Dictionary definition
AFLOAT, adjective. Aimlessly drifting.
AFLOAT, adjective. Borne on the water; floating.
AFLOAT, adjective. 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".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.