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FLOATED

Definition: FLOATED

FLOATED

Imperative & past participle

1. Of Float

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Date "FLOATED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: FLOATED

DomainDefinition

Literature

Floated (Stock Exchange term). Brought out (said of a loan or company), as the Turkish '69 Loan was floated by the Cohens. The French 6 per cent. was floated by the Morgans. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: FLOATED

English words defined with "FLOATED": currentfloat, Floatablestream. (references)
Specialty definitions using "FLOATED": American caisson, ash curvebox caisson, bullet securitiesCohenselysian fabricfind one's way/to, floated brightlog washerMorgansOYSTER FLOATERprefabricated caisson plantsecurities redeemable all at once, securities redeemable simultaneously, Shalott, Smalley process, stranded caisson, sulfidizing methodundersea prospecting, Unipalm Group plcvolume of issues, volume of new issueswater-avid surface, weft-knitted fishnet, Witch-finderYHBT. (references)

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Modern Usage: FLOATED

DomainUsage

Screenplays

A cloud floated right into my soup plate (Dinner at Eight; writing credit: George S. Kaufman; Edna Ferber)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: FLOATED

DomainTitle

Books

  • From private to public : an analysis of the choices, problems, and performance of newly floated public companies, 1966-74 (reference)

  • The Town That Floated Away (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Photo Album: FLOATED

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Sections of tissue embedded in paraffin wax are sliced and floated on a hot-water bath in preparation for histological study. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Truck No. 400 turned upside down in a previously dry creek Caught in a freshet and floated 200 yards downstream Triangulation party of Maurice A. Hecht. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

The great Mississippi River flood of 1927 Train backed into flooded area and boats floated off C&GS officers took part in rescue efforts. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Walkway floated away and fences knocked down by storm surge from Hurricane Bob. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).

During a storm, HYDROLAB once broke loose and floated 25 miles away. Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP).

Line engraving after a sketch by Theodore R. Davis, published in "Harper's Weekly", 1863, depicting the 25 February 1863 operation in which a dummy ironclad (left) was floated down the Mississippi River by the U.S. Navy, causing the Confederates to destroy the captured ironclad USS Indianola. CSS Queen of the West is depicted at the right. Credit: NAVY.

Flood debris in yard of resettlement client. The wheelbarrow floated to its precarious position on the roof. Hatfield, Massachusetts. Credit: Library of Congress.

  

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Use in Literature: FLOATED

TitleAuthorQuote

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Douglas Adams

The suns blazed into the pitch of space and a low ghostly music floated through the bridge: Marvin was humming ironically because he hated humans so much

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

His judgment, almost detached from hope, soared and floated aloft

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

The candles on the high altar had been extinguished but the fragrance of incense still floated down the dim nave

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The sack floated away, and the box, caught in the swift water, floated quickly away, out of sight, behind the brush

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

I had sat there many times of old before the ship was built that floated his family to America

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: FLOATED

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

Since mid-1997 the rupiah has floated freely. (references)

In late autumn 2000, Telekom Austria will be listed on the stock exchange and 25 percent of its shares capital is expected to be floated in a move designed to attract ATS 40 million ($ 2.7 million). (references)

The BMA has expressed interest in privatizing disposal services for infectious medical wastes, and the PDC has floated similar plans, but the commercial viability of this kind of service is not known. (references)

Economic History

Sri Lanka

The rupee was floated in January and since then has depreciated by about 13 percent. (references)

India

Floated in March 1993, the Indian rupee has depreciated slowly but steadily against the U.S. dollar. (references)

Uae

It is expected to grow rapidly as new construction tenders are floated by public and private sectors. (references)

Political Economy

SWEDEN

In 1992, the Swedish krona came under pressure and was floated late that year. (references)

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

In April 1993, the government removed exchange controls and floated the TT dollar. (references)

Colombia

Since 1999 the Government has adopted fiscally austere budgets and floated the peso. (references)

Trade

Pakistan

Of the 50-some Modarabas floated to date, several are engaged in leasing. (references)

Norway

The Norwegian krone has floated since 1992, and the Bank of Norway intervenes in the foreign exchange market when appropriate. (references)

Croatia

The government re-scheduled rehabilitation costs by floating bonds that will mature in 2003 and 2005. At the end of 2000, the state agency for bank rehabilitation (DAB) floated Euro 330 million worth of bonds to pay for insured deposits held with banks under bankruptcy. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: FLOATED

"FLOATED" is generally used as a lexical verb (past tense) -- approximately 67.78% of the time. "FLOATED" is used about 480 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Lexical Verb (past tense)67.78%32615,930
Lexical Verb (past participle)30.56%14725,998
Adjective (general or positive)1.66%8124,375
                    Total100.00%480N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: FLOATED

Expressions using "FLOATED": floated bright floated channel floated gyro floated gyroscope. Additional references.

Hypenated Usage

Ending with "FLOATED": dry-floated, long-floated, newly-floated.

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Frequency of Internet Expressions: FLOATED

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
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floated

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Modern Translation: FLOATED

Language Translations for "FLOATED"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Chinese 

  

漂浮 (floating). (various references)

   

Danish

  

flydeliner (floated line), flydekrog uden forankring (floated line), flådetømmer (floated timber), ved den roerlaegningsmetode,der benytter soesaetning,bygges sektioner paa mellem 1000 og 1500 fods laengde paa land,hvorefter de soesaettes og bugseres paa plads flydende paa vandet,inden de saettes saummen med foregaaende sektioner og saenkes ned paa hav (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land), væskegyroskop (floated gyro), tørflådet (dry-floated, floated bright), svømmende gyroskop (floated gyroscope), offentligt udlagt emission (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), offentlig udstedelse (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), offentlig emission (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting, publicly issued), naar jack-up boreplatformene flydende er bugseret ud til placeringsstedet,haeves de op over vandet ved hjaelp af et system,der goer det muligt at lade dem glide op langs ben,der er forankret i havbunden (after being floated to location, are raised above wave height by means of a system enabling them to climb up piles driven in the sea bed, or jack-up, platforms, self-elevating). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

wanneer de zelfheffende platforms drijvend op hun lokatie zijn gearriveerd,worden zij boven de golven getild door hen langs in de zeebodem gedreven poten te laten schuiven (after being floated to location, are raised above wave height by means of a system enabling them to climb up piles driven in the sea bed, or jack-up, platforms, self-elevating), vlothout (floated timber), publieke uitgifte (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), openbare uitgifte (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), openbare emissie (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), drijvende gyroskoop (floated gyroscope), drijflijn (drift-long line, floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), bij de tewaterlatingsmethode worden stukken pijp met een lendte variërend van 1000 tot 1500 voet aan land gemonteerd,te water gelaten en drijvendop hun plaats gebracht,waar zij met voorgaande stuk worden verbonden en op de bodem worden neergelaten (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

välivesisiima (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), nestehyrrä (floated gyroscope), kelluva hyrrä (floated gyroscope), ajosiima (drift-long line, floated line). (various references)

   

French

  

flottai, flottées, flottée, flotté, flotta. (various references)

   

German

  

schwebte (hovered, impended), geschwebt. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

Ξηρά σχεδία (dry-floated, floated bright), καθαρό ξύλο εξ επιπλεύσεως (floated bright), έκδοση σε δημόσια εγγραφή (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), στη μέθοδο τοποθετήσεως με καθέλκυση και επίπλευση,τμήματα των αγωγών,μήκους 1.000 έως 1.500 ποδών κατασκευάζονται στην ξηρά καθελ-κύονται και (launched and floated into place), ξύλο μεταφερόμενο με το νερό (floated timber), πλωτό γυροσκόπιο (floated gyro), επιπλέον παραγάδι βυθού (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), αφροπαράγαδο (drift-long line, floated line), αφού φθάσουν με επίπλευση στη θέση εγκαταστάσεώς τους οι αυτο ανυψούμενες εξέδρες ή JACK-UP ανυψώνονται πάνω από τα κύματα,χάρη σε ένα σύστημα (after being floated to location), δημόσια έκδοση (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מושט (extended, stretched). (various references)

   

Italian

  

fluitato sopra una zattera (dry-floated, floated bright), palangaro galleggiante (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), palangaro fisso a mezz'acqua (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), lenza galleggiante (drift-long line, floated line), lenza da superficie (drift-long line, floated line), legname galleggiato (floated timber), legname esente da alterazioni di colore derivanti da fluitazione (floated bright), imbarcazione (boat), giroscopio a galleggiamento (floated gyroscope), emissione pubblica (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), battello (bateau, boat, dinghy, ship, steamer). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

灯籠流し (ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river), 流し雛 (paper dolls floated downriver on March 3rd). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ながしびな (paper dolls floated downriver on March 3rd), とうろうながし (ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down a river). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

이초하는. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oatedflay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

transporte de madeira ao longo dos cursos de água (dry-floated, floated bright), palangre fundeado de superfície (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), palangre fundeado de meia-água (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), madeira transportada por água (floated timber), madeira transportada através de flutuação em águas limpas e portanto livre de descoloração (floated bright), giroscópio flutuante (floated gyro, floated gyroscope), emissão por subscrição pública (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting), emissão pública (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

flotado limpio (floated bright), flotado a seco (dry-floated, floated bright), una vez remolcadas hasta su lugar de emplazamiento, las plataformas elevadoras o plataformas tipo jack up se levantan a una altura superior al ataque de las olas mediante un sistema que permite deslizarlas a lo largo de los pilares clavados en el suelo de (after being floated to location, are raised above wave height by means of a system enabling them to climb up piles driven in the sea bed, or jack-up, platforms, self-elevating), piedra-bola (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), palangre de superficie (floated line, floating bottom longline, floating line), madera de almadía (floated timber), madera aguada (floated timber), giroscopio flotante (floated gyro, floated gyroscope), en el metodo de tendido de conducciones por lanzamiento y flotacion se construyen en tierra secciones de tuberia de 1000 a 1500 pies de longitud se lanzan al agua y se arrastran flotando hasta el lugar de su instalacion, se unen con la seccion precedente (and lowered to the bottom, by the launching method of pipelaying, jointed with the preceding section, launched and floated into place, sections varying from 1000 to 1500 ft in length are constructed on land), emisión pública (issue floated publicly, issue to the public, public issue, public offering, public underwriting). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

flytlina (floated line), flottled (floated channel), långrev (kiddle). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: FLOATED

LanguageDateSource2 Kings Chapter 6, Verse 6
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKai eipen o anqrwpoV tou qeou pou epesen kai edeixen autw ton topon kai apeknisen xulon kai erriyen ekei kai epepolasen to sidhrion
Latin405VulgateDixit autem homo Dei ubi cecidit at ille monstravit ei locum praecidit ergo lignum et misit illuc natavitque ferrum
Middle English1395WyclifForsothe the man of God seyde, Where felle it? And he schewyde to hym the place. Thanne he hewede of a tree, and putte thidir; and the yren swam.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron did swim.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither; and the iron floated.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd the man of God said, Where did it go in? and when he saw the place where it had gone into the water, cutting a stick, he put it into the water, and the iron came up to the top of the water.

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Matched Bible Translations: FLOATED

Language2 Kings Chapter 6, Verse 6
CebuanoUg ang tawo sa Dios miingon: Diin mahulog? Ug iyang gitudlo kaniya ang dapit. Ug miputol siya ug usa ka bugsok, ug gilabay didto, ug gipalutaw ang puthaw.
CroatianA èovjek Božji upita ga: "Gdje je pala?" Onaj mu pokaza mjesto. Tada on odsijeèe komad drveta, baci ga na ono mjesto i uèini da sjekira ispliva.
DanishMen den Guds Mand sagde: "Hvor faldt det?" Og da han havde vist ham Stedet, skar han en Gren af og kastede den derhen. Da kom Øksen op på Overfladen;
DutchEn de man Gods zeide: Waar is het gevallen? En toen hij hem de plaats gewezen had, sneed hij een hout af, en wierp het daarhenen, en deed het ijzer boven zwemmen.
FinnishJumalan mies kysyi: "Mihin se kirposi?" Ja hän näytti hänelle paikan. Silloin hän veisti puukappaleen ja heitti sen siihen ja sai kirveen nousemaan pinnalle.
GermanAber der Mann Gottes sprach: Wo ist's entfallen? Und da er ihm den Ort zeigte, schnitt er ein Holz ab und stieß es dahin. Da schwamm das Eisen.
Haitian CreoleElize mande l': --Kote rach la tonbe la a? Li moutre l' kote a. Elize kase yon moso bwa, li voye l' nan dlo a. Rach la moute anwo dlo a.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari"Di mana jatuhnya?" tanya Elisa. Orang itu menunjukkan tempatnya, lalu Elisa mengerat sepotong kayu dan melemparkannya ke tempat itu. Maka timbullah mata kapak itu ke permukaan air.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kata aziz Allah: Di mana jatuh itu? Maka ditunjuknyalah tempatnya kepadanya, lalu dikeratnya sepotong kayu, dicampakkannya ke sana, demikianlah ditimbulkannya pula besi itu.
MaoriNa ka mea te tangata a te Atua, Tena koa te wahi i marere ai? A ka whakaaturia e ia ki a ia te wahi. Na tapahia ana e ia tetahi rakau, a maka ana ki reira, na kua manu taua rino.
NorwegianDa sa den Guds mann: Hvor falt den? Han viste ham stedet; da hugg han av et stykke tre og kastet det dit ned og fikk øksen til å flyte op.
PortuguesePerguntou o homem de Deus: Onde caiu? E ele lhe mostrou o lugar. Então Eliseu cortou um pau, e o lançou ali, e fez flutuar o ferro.   
RumanianOmul lui Dumnezeu a zis: ,,Unde a cqzut?`` Wi i -a arqtat locul. Atunci Elisei a tqiat o bucatq de lemn, a aruncat -o kn locul acela, wi ferul dela secure a plutit pe apq.
SwedishGudsmannen frågade: "Var föll den i?" Och han visade honom stället. Då högg han av ett stycke trä och kastade det i där och fick så järnet att flyta upp.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: FLOATED

Derivations

Words ending with "FLOATED": refloated. (additional references)


Misspellings

"FLOATED" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fellated, fleaed, floate, Floaties, flokatis, flooted, florate, Flotex, Flottweg, folate, Folstad. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "FLOATED"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "FLOATED" (pronounced flō"tud)
5-l ō" t u dbloated, gloated.
4-ō" t u dboated, coated, demoted, denoted, devoted, misquoted, noted, outvoted, promoted, quoted, throated, toted, uncoated, voted.
3-t u dabrogated, abstracted, abutted, accelerated, accented, accentuated, accepted, acclimated, accommodated, abated, abbreviated, abdicated, abducted, abetted, aborted, accosted, accounted, accredited, accumulated, acquainted, acquitted, acted, activated, adapted, addicted, adjudicated, adjusted, admitted, adopted, adulterated, advocated, affected, affiliated, afflicted, affronted, aggravated, aggregated, agitated, airlifted, alerted, alienated, alleviated, allocated, allotted, alternated, amalgamated, ameliorated, amounted, amputated, angulated, animated, annihilated, annotated, anted, anticipated, antiquated, appointed, appreciated, appropriated, approximated, arbitrated, arrested, articulated, aspirated, assassinated, assaulted, asserted, assimilated, assisted, associated, assorted, attempted, attenuated, attested, attracted, attributed, audited, augmented, authenticated, automated, averted, awaited, backdated, baited, bankrupted, bated, batted, belated, belted, benefited, benefitted, benighted, berated, bested, bifurcated, bigoted, blacklisted, blanketed, blasted, blighted, blunted, blurted, boasted, bolted, boosted, booted, boycotted, breasted, budgeted, busted, caffeinated, calculated, calibrated, capitulated, captivated, carbonated, carbureted, carotid, carpeted, carted, castigated, castrated, catapulted, celebrated, cemented, chanted, charted, chatted, cheated, chested, chlorinated, circuited, circulated, circumvented, cited, closeted, clotted, coasted, coexisted, collaborated, collected, comforted, commemorated, commented, committed, communicated, commuted, compacted, compensated, competed, complemented, completed, complicated, complimented, computed, conceited, concentrated, concerted, concocted, conducted, confiscated, conflicted, confronted, congested, congratulated, congregated, conjugated, connected, conscripted, consecrated, consented, consisted, consolidated, constipated, constituted, constricted, constructed, consulted, consummated, contacted, contaminated, contemplated, contented, contested, contorted, contracted, contradicted, contrasted, contributed, converted, convicted, convoluted, cooperated, coordinated, copyrighted, corrected, correlated, corroborated, corrugated, corrupted, costed, counted, counteracted, counterfeited, courted, coveted, crafted, created, credited, cremated, crenelated, crested, crusted, culminated, cultivated, darted, dated, daunted, deactivated, debated, debilitated, decaffeinated, decapitated, decelerated, decimated, decontaminated, decorated, dedicated, deducted, defaulted, defeated, defected, deflated, deflected, degenerated, dehydrated, dejected, delegated, deleted, deliberated, delighted, delineated, delisted, demented, demonstrated, denigrated, denominated, dented, departed, depicted, depleted, deported, deposited, depreciated, deregulated, desecrated, desegregated, deserted, designated, destructed, detected, deteriorated, detested, detonated, detracted, devaluated, devastated, deviated, dictated, differentiated, digested, dilapidated, dilated, diluted, directed, disaffected, disappointed, disassociated, disconnected, discontented, interpolated, interpreted, interrelated, interrogated, interrupted, intersected, intimated, intimidated, intoxicated, introverted, inundated, invalidated, invented, inverted, invested, investigated, invigorated, invited, irradiated, irrigated, irritated, isolated, jacketed, jetted, jilted, jointed, jolted, jotted, knighted, knitted, knotted, lambasted, lamented, laminated, lasted, legislated, levitated, liberated, lifted, lighted, lighthearted, limited, liquidated, listed, litigated, located, looted, lubricated, lusted, discounted, discredited, discriminated, disenchanted, disgusted, disintegrated, disinterested, disinvited, disjointed, dislocated, disoriented, dispirited, disputed, disrespected, disrupted, dissected, disseminated, dissented, dissipated, distorted, distracted, distributed, distrusted, diverted, divested, documented, domesticated, dominated, donated, dotted, doubted, drafted, drifted, duplicated, dusted, edited, educated, effected, ejected, elaborated, elated, elected, electrocuted, elevated, elicited, eliminated, elongated, elucidated, emaciated, emanated, emancipated, emasculated, emigrated, emitted, emulated, enacted, encapsulated, enchanted, encrusted, encrypted, enlisted, entrusted, enumerated, enunciated, equated, eradicated, erected, erupted, escalated, escorted, estimated, evacuated, evaluated, evaporated, evicted, eviscerated, exacerbated, exacted, exaggerated, exalted, exasperated, excavated, excepted, excerpted, excited, excommunicated, excoriated, executed, exempted, exerted, exhausted, exhibited, exhilarated, exhorted, existed, exited, exonerated, expected, expedited, experimented, exploited, exported, expropriated, exterminated, extorted, extracted, extradited, extrapolated, extricated, extroverted, exulted, fabricated, faceted, facilitated, fainted, fainthearted, farsighted, fascinated, fasted, fated, faulted, feasted, federated, fermented, ferreted, feted, fetid, filleted, fingerprinted, fisted, fitted, fixated, flabbergasted, flagellated, flaunted, flirted, flouted, fluctuated, foisted, fomented, footed, footnoted, forecasted, forested, forfeited, formulated, fragmented, frequented, fretted, fronted, frosted, frustrated, gated, generated, germinated, gifted, glaciated, glutted, graduated, grafted, granted, grated, gravitated, greeted, grunted, guested, gusted, gutted, gyrated, halfhearted, hallucinated, halogenated, halted, handcrafted, harvested, hated, hearted, heated, helmeted, hesitated, highlighted, hinted, hoisted, hooted, hosted, humiliated, hunted, hydrated, hydrogenated, hyphenated, ignited, illuminated, illustrated, imitated, immigrated, impacted, imparted, impersonated, implanted, implemented, implicated, imported, impregnated, imprinted, imputed, inactivated, inaugurated, incapacitated, incarcerated, incinerated, incited, incorporated, inculcated, indebted, indicated, indicted, indited, indoctrinated, inducted, infatuated, infected, infested, infiltrated, inflated, inflected, inflicted, infuriated, ingested, inhabited, inherited, inhibited, initiated, injected, innovated, inoculated, inserted, insinuated, insisted, inspected, instigated, instituted, instructed, insulated, insulted, integrated, interacted, intercepted, interconnected, interdicted, interested, interjected, maladjusted, malted, maltreated, mandated, manifested, manipulated, marinated, marketed, masted, masturbated, mated, mediated, medicated, melted, merited, meted, migrated, minted, misallocated, misappropriated, miscalculated, misdirected, misinterpreted, misreported, misrepresented, misstated, mistreated, mistrusted, mitigated, moderated, modulated, molested, motivated, mounted, multifaceted, mutated, muted, mutilated, narrated, nauseated, navigated, nearsighted, necessitated, negated, neglected, negotiated, nested, netted, nominated, nonregulated, objected, obligated, obliterated, obstructed, officiated, omitted, operated, opinionated, opted, orbited, orchestrated, orientated, oriented, originated, ornamented, ousted, outdated, outed, outfitted, outlasted, overacted, overestimated, overexcited, overheated, overpopulated, overrated, overreacted, overregulated, overrepresented, overstated, overweighted, oxygenated, painted, panted, parachuted, parted, participated, pasted, patented, patted, pelleted, pelted, penetrated, perfected, perforated, permeated, permitted, perpetrated, perpetuated, persecuted, persisted, perverted, petted, picketed, piloted, pinpointed, pirated, pitted, pivoted, planted, plated, plotted, plummeted, pocketed, pointed, pollinated, polluted, pontificated, populated, ported, posited, posted, potted, pouted, precipitated, predated, predicated, predicted, predominated, preempted, preexisted, prefabricated, premeditated, presented, prevented, printed, profited, prognosticated, prohibited, projected, proliferated, prompted, promulgated, propagated, prorated, prosecuted, protected, protested, protracted, punctuated, purported, putted, quieted, quilted, radiated, rafted, ranted, ratcheted, rated, reacted, reactivated, readjusted, readmitted, reallocated, reappointed, rearrested, reasserted, rebated, rebutted, recalculated, recanted, reciprocated, recited, recollected, reconnected, reconstituted, reconstructed, recounted, recreated, recruited, redacted, redecorated, redirected, redistributed, redrafted, reelected, reenacted, reevaluated, refitted, reflected, reformulated, refrigerated, refuted, regenerated, regimented, regretted, regulated, rehabilitated, reignited, reincarnated, reinstated, reinstituted, reintegrated, reinterpreted, reinvented, reinvested, reinvigorated, reinvited, reiterated, rejected, rejuvenated, related, relegated, relented, relocated, remarketed, remitted, renegotiated, renominated, renovated, rented, repainted, repatriated, repeated, repented, replanted, replicated, reported, represented, reprinted, repudiated, reputed, requested, rerouted, resented, resisted, resonated, resorted, respected, restarted, restated, rested, restricted, resubmitted, resulted, resurrected, resuscitated, retaliated, retested, retorted, retracted, retreated, retrofitted, reunited, reverberated, reverted, revisited, revolted, righted, rioted, riveted, roasted, rocketed, roosted, rooted, rotated, rotted, ruminated, rusted, rutted, sainted, salivated, salted, saluted, sandblasted, sated, saturated, scapegoated, scented, scouted, scripted, sculpted, seated, secreted, sedated, segmented, segregated, selected, separated, serrated, shafted, shifted, shorted, shortsighted, shouted, shunted, sifted, sighted, silhouetted, simulated, sited, situated, skated, skirted, skyrocketed, slanted, slated, slighted, slotted, snorted, solicited, sophisticated, sorted, speculated, spirited, sported, spotlighted, spotted, spouted, sprinted, sprouted, spurted, squirted, stagnated, stalemated, started, stated, stilted, stimulated, stipulated, stunted, subcontracted, subjected, subjugated, submitted, subordinated, substantiated, substituted, subtracted, subverted, suffocated, suggested, suited, superheated, supplanted, supplemented, supported, surmounted, suspected, swatted, sweated, syncopated, syndicated, tabulated, tainted, talented, targeted, tasted, taunted, tempted, terminated, tested, thwarted, ticketed, tightfisted, tilted, tinted, titillated, toasted, tolerated, tormented, touted, transacted, transected, translated, transmitted, transplanted, transported, treated, trotted, trumpeted, truncated, trusted, tufted, twisted, unabated, unaccounted, unaccredited, unadjusted, unadulterated, unaffected, unaffiliated, unallocated, unanticipated, unappreciated, unassisted, unaudited, unbolted, uncharted, uncollected, uncommitted, uncompensated, uncompleted, uncomplicated, unconnected, unconsolidated, uncontaminated, uncontested, uncontradicted, unconverted, uncoordinated, uncorrected, uncorroborated, uncounted, undated, undaunted, undefeated, undercounted, underestimated, underrated, underreported, underrepresented, understated, undetected, undifferentiated, undiluted, undisputed, undistributed, undocumented, undoubted, unedited, uneducated, unelected, unexpected, unexploited, unincorporated, unindicted, uninfected, uninhabited, uninhibited, uninitiated, uninterested, uninterrupted, uninvited, United, unlimited, unlisted, unmitigated, unmolested, unobstructed, unpainted, unprecedented, unprotected, unrated, unreconstructed, unregulated, unrelated, unreported, unrepresented, unrequited, unrestricted, unsaturated, unscripted, unseated, unsolicited, unsophisticated, unstated, unsubstantiated, unsuited, unsupported, unsuspected, untainted, untested, untreated, unwanted, unwarranted, updated, uplifted, uprooted, vacated, vaccinated, vacillated, validated, vatted, vaulted, vaunted, venerated, vented, ventilated, vested, vetted, vindicated, violated, visited, wafted, waited, wanted, warranted, wasted, weighted, whetted, whited, wholehearted, wilted, witted, worsted, wrested.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: FLOATED

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-e-f-l-o-t"

-1 letter: foaled, foetal, folate, loafed, lofted.

-2 letters: aloft, dealt, defat, delft, delta, dotal, fated, fetal, float, flota, lated, toled.

-3 letters: alef, aloe, alto, daft, dale, date, dato, deaf, deal, deft, delf, delt, doat, dole, dolt, dote, fade, fado, fate, feal, feat, felt, feod, feta, flat, flea, fled, floe, foal, fold, lade, late, lead, leaf.

 Words containing the letters "a-d-e-f-l-o-t"
 

+1 letter: deflator, foliated, gatefold.

 

+2 letters: batfowled, conflated, deflation, deflators, defoliant, defoliate, floodgate, floriated, gatefolds, outfabled, refloated.

 

+3 letters: afterworld, defalcator, deflations, defoliants, defoliated, defoliates, defoliator, exfoliated, flatfooted, floodgates, floodwater, fluoridate, forestland, formulated, outflanked, sulfonated, toadflaxes, waterflood.

 

+4 letters: afterworlds, allografted, defalcation, defalcators, defloration, defoliating, defoliation, defoliators, flocculated, floodwaters, fluoridated, fluoridates, fluorinated, footfaulted, forestalled, forestlands, splayfooted, waterfloods.

 

+5 letters: confabulated, confidential, defalcations, definitional, deflagration, deflationary, deflorations, defoliations, flutterboard, foolhardiest, overinflated, proliferated, reformulated, softheadedly, undefoliated, unformulated, waterflooded.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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