Synonyms of the word

bobber

• n. One who takes part in apple bobbing.
• n. (fishing) A buoyant device (frequently made of cork) attached to a line so as to suspend the end of the…
• n. A style of custom motorcycle with stripped-down bodywork and a shortened (or "bobbed") rear fender.

bob

• v. (intransitive) To move gently and vertically, in either a single motion or repeatedly up and down, at…
• v. (transitive) To move (something) as though it were bobbing in water.
• v. To curtsy.
• v. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.
• n. A bobbing motion.
• n. A bobber.
• n. A curtsy.
• n. A bob haircut.
• n. Any round object attached loosely to a flexible line, a rod, a body part etc., so that it may swing when…
• n. The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
• n. The docked tail of a horse.
• n. A short line ending a stanza of a poem.
• n. The short runner of a sled.
• n. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used in polishing spoons, etc.
• n. A working beam in a steam engine.
• n. A particular style of ringing changes on bells.
• n. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.
• n. (obsolete) A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.
• n. (obsolete) The refrain of a song.
• n. (obsolete) A jeer; a sharp jest or taunt.
• v. (transitive) To cut (hair) into a bob haircut.
• v. (transitive) To shorten by cutting; to dock; to crop.
• v. Short form of bobsleigh.
• n. (Kenya, slang ; UK and Australia, historical, dated slang) A shilling.
• n. (Australia, dated slang) A 10-cent coin.
• n. (slang) An unspecified amount of money.
• n. Abbreviation of shishkabob.
• n. (computer graphics, demoscene) A graphical element, resembling a hardware sprite, that can be blitted…

cork

• n. (uncountable) The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers,…
• n. A bottle stopper made from this or any other material.
• n. An angling float, also traditionally made of oak cork.
• n. The cork oak, Quercus suber.
• n. (botany) The dead protective tissue between the bark and cambium in woody plants.
• v. (transitive) To seal or stop up, especially with a cork stopper.
• v. (transitive) To blacken (as) with a burnt cork.
• v. To leave the cork in a bottle after attempting to uncork it.
• v. To fill with cork, as the center of a baseball bat.
• v. (transitive, Australia) To injure through a blow; to induce a haematoma.
• n. (snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding) An aerialist maneuver involving a rotation where the rider goes…
• v. (snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding) To perform such a maneuver.
• adj. (snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding) Having the property of a head over heels rotation.

float

• v. (intransitive) Of an object or substance, to be supported by a liquid of greater density than the object…
• v. (transitive) To cause something to be suspended in a liquid of greater density.
• v. (intransitive) To be capable of floating.
• v. (intransitive) To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
• v. (intransitive) To drift or wander aimlessly.
• v. (intransitive) To drift gently through the air.
• v. (intransitive) To move in a fluid manner.
• v. (intransitive, colloquial) (of an idea or scheme) To be viable.
• v. (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
• v. (intransitive) To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
• v. (intransitive, finance) (of currencies) To have an exchange value determined by the markets as opposed…
• v. (transitive, finance) To allow (the exchange value of a currency) to be determined by the markets.
• v. (transitive, colloquial) To extend a short-term loan to.
• v. (transitive, finance) To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public,…
• v. (transitive) To use a float (tool).
• v. (poker) To perform a float.
• v. (computing, transitive) To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
• n. A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
• n. A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
• n. A float board.
• n. A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
• n. A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
• n. An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
• n. (Britain) A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
• n. (finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
• n. (finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in…
• n. (banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet…
• n. (insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
• n. (programming) A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
• n. A soft beverage with a scoop of ice-cream floating in it.
• n. A small sum of money put in a cashier's till at the start of business to enable change to be made.
• n. (poker) A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing…
• n. (knitting) One of the loose ends of yarn on an unfinished work.
• n. (automotive) a car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
• n. (transport) a lowboy trailer.
• n. (tempering) A device sending a copious stream of water to the heated surface of a bulky object, such as…
• n. (obsolete) The act of flowing; flux; flow.
• n. A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep.
• n. A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
• n. (Britain, dated) A coal cart.
• n. A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
• n. (computing) A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.