English to English
noun
- spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
Floaters seem to drift through the field of vision.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
source: WordNet 3.0
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
source: WordNet 3.0
- an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
source: WordNet 3.0
- a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
source: WordNet 3.0
- a swimmer who floats in the water
source: WordNet 3.0
- an object that floats or is capable of floating
source: WordNet 3.0
- an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who floats or swims.
source: Webster 1913
