Synonyms of the word

buoy

• n. (nautical) A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, or indicate a navigational channel.
• n. A life-buoy.
• v. (transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
• v. (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
• v. (transitive) To mark with a buoy.
• v. To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence.

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.

hold

• adj. (obsolete) Gracious; friendly; faithful; true.
• v. (transitive) To grasp or grip.
• v. (transitive) To contain or store.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.
• v. (heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.
• v. (tennis, transitive, intransitive) To win one's own service game.
• v. To take place, to occur.
• v. To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).
• v. (archaic) To derive right or title.
• n. A grasp or grip.
• n. A place where animals are held for safety.
• n. An order that something is to be reserved or delayed, limiting or preventing how it can be dealt with.
• n. Something reserved or kept.
• n. Power over someone or something.
• n. The ability to persist.
• n. The property of maintaining the shape of styled hair.
• n. (wrestling) A position or grip used to control the opponent.
• n. (exercise (sport)) An exercise involving holding a position for a set time.
• n. (gambling) The percentage the house wins on a gamble, the house or bookmaker's hold.
• n. (gambling) The wager amount, the total hold.
• n. (tennis) An instance of holding one's service game, as opposed to being broken.
• n. The part of an object one is intended to grasp, or anything one can use for grasping with hands or feet.
• n. A fruit machine feature allowing one or more of the reels to remain fixed while the others spin.
• n. (video games, dated) A pause facility.
• n. The queueing system on telephones and similar communication systems which maintains a connection when…
• n. (nautical, aviation) The cargo area of a ship or aircraft, (often cargo hold).

mark

• n. (heading) Boundary, land within a boundary.
• n. (heading) Characteristic, sign, visible impression.
• n. (heading) Indicator of position, objective etc.
• n. (heading) Attention.
• v. To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
• v. To indicate in some way for later reference.
• v. To take note of.
• v. To blemish, scratch, or stain.
• v. To indicate the correctness of and give a score to an essay, exam answers, etc.
• v. To keep account of; to enumerate and register.
• v. (Australian Rules football) To catch the ball directly from a kick of 10 metres or more without having…
• v. (sports) To follow a player not in possession of the ball when defending, to prevent them receiving a…
• v. (golf) To put a marker in the place of one's ball.
• v. (singing) To sing softly, and perhaps an octave lower than usual, in order to protect one's voice during…
• n. A measure of weight (especially for gold and silver), once used throughout Europe, equivalent to 8 oz.
• n. (now historical) An English and Scottish unit of currency (originally valued at one mark weight of silver),…
• n. Any of various European monetary units, especially the base unit of currency of Germany between 1948 and…
• n. A mark coin.
• v. (imperative, marching) Alternative form of march (said to be easier to pronounce while giving a command).

reference

• n. (literary or archaic) A relationship or relation (to something).
• n. A measurement one can compare to.
• n. Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
• n. A reference work.
• n. (semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to…
• n. (academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source…
• n. (academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
• n. (programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing…
• n. (programming, character entity) A special sequence used to represent complex characters in a web page…
• n. (obsolete) Appeal.
• v. To refer to, to make reference to.
• v. To mention, to cite.

support

• n. Something which supports. Often used attributively, as a complement or supplement to.
• n. Financial or other help.
• n. Answers to questions and resolution of problems regarding something sold.
• n. (mathematics) in relation to a function, the set of points where the function is not zero, or the closure…
• n. (fuzzy set theory) A set whose elements are at least partially included in a given fuzzy set (i.e., whose…
• n. Evidence.
• n. (computing) Compatibility and functionality for a given product or feature.
• n. (gymnastics) Clipping of support position.
• v. (transitive) To keep from falling.
• v. (transitive) To answer questions and resolve problems regarding something sold.
• v. (transitive) To back a cause, party, etc., mentally or with concrete aid.
• v. (transitive) To help, particularly financially.
• v. To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain.
• v. (transitive) To serve, as in a customer-oriented mindset; to give support to.
• v. (transitive) To be designed (said of machinery, electronics, or computers, or their parts, accessories,…
• v. (transitive) To be accountable for, or involved with, but not responsible for.
• v. (archaic) To endure without being overcome; bear; undergo; to tolerate.
• v. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain.

sustain

• n. (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
• v. (transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
• v. (transitive) To provide for or nourish.
• v. (transitive) To encourage (something).
• v. (transitive) To experience or suffer (an injury, etc.).
• v. (transitive) To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
• v. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
• v. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.

swim

• v. (intransitive, archaic) To float.
• v. (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural…
• v. (transitive) To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize…
• v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
• v. (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
• v. (transitive) To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
• v. (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather…
• v. (transitive) To undergo a giddy sensation.
• n. An act or instance of swimming.
• n. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
• n. (Britain) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
• abbr. (Internet slang, text messaging) Someone who isn't me, used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination,…