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The lung float test, also called the hydrostatic test or docimasia, is a controversial autopsy procedure used in determining whether lungs have undergone
Lung_float_test
Indian American
discredited lung float test to determine whether the fetus took a breath after birth. The procedure tests the buoyancy of the lungs in the belief that lungs that
Purvi_Patel
Rebreather system for escaping sunken submarines
or breathe and floated off and drowned"; the fate of the other five is unknown. Not all the escapees from the trunk used the Momsen lung. An officer had
Momsen_lung
Apparatus for measuring air volume inspired and expired by the lungs
basic Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs). Lung diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema may be ruled out from the tests. In addition, a spirometer
Spirometer
Biological system in animals and plants for gas exchange
lymphocytes. The lungs make a surfactant, a surface-active lipoprotein complex (phospholipoprotein) formed by type II alveolar cells. It floats on the surface
Respiratory_system
Fluid test determining blood vessels
clear, the Rivalta's test is defined as negative. If the drop retains its shape, stays attached to the surface or slowly floats down to the bottom of
Rivalta_test
sawdust can float through the air, it can be easily inhaled without proper protection, leading to damaging injuries to a woodworker's skin and lungs. Sawdust
Health_impacts_of_sawdust
Unplanned drop in the pressure of a sealed system
decompression (ED) is violent and too fast for air to escape safely from the lungs and other air-filled cavities in the body such as the sinuses and eustachian
Uncontrolled_decompression
Fine-powdered form of coal
a number of respiratory diseases. Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease, affects over a tenth of veteran coal miners in the United States
Coal_dust
Persons exposed to nuclear test fallout
stratosphere, more than 10 kilometers above ground level, meaning it may float there for years before being subsequently deposited uniformly around the
Downwinders
Immune system response to a substance that most people tolerate well
cases, symptoms arise in areas exposed to air, such as the eyes, nose, and lungs. For instance, allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, irritates the
Allergy
Technique for equalising pressure in the middle ears
examination as a test of cardiac function and autonomic nervous control of the heart (because the maneuver raises the pressure in the lungs), or to clear
Valsalva_maneuver
American life extension activist (1989–2018)
tank, or "float pod," at a float spa in Washington, D.C., aged 28. His body was discovered after spa staff noticed that he did not leave the float room after
Aaron_Traywick
Tube for breathing face down at the surface of the water
may be provided with its own head strap. Some snorkels are fitted with a float valve at the top to prevent flooding if the top opening is immersed, and
Snorkel_(swimming)
Cultivation of organ tissue in vitro
focuses on the creation of bioartificial hearts, lungs, tracheas and kidneys. In 2016, another test was done in which human cells were used to assemble
Organ_culture
San Luis Obispo. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2025-06-23. Interactive, Float Left. "Fuse". Fuse TV. Retrieved 2025-06-23. "Double Take: Getting To The
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Plan in case something unexpected occurs
organize a planning team, assess the scope of the problem, develop a plan, test the plan, and keep the plan up-to-date. For example, if many employees of
Contingency_plan
Device that increases humidity
furnace. The water level in the pan is controlled by a float valve, similar to a small toilet tank float. The wick is typically a foam pad mounted on a drum
Humidifier
Cast of American crime drama TV series
control of his family ultimately proved futile. His lawyer, Ron Perse, floated the possibility of cooperating with the FBI, but John was quick to dismiss
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Buoy towed by a scuba diver to indicate position
A surface marker buoy, SMB, dive float or simply a blob is a buoy used by scuba divers, at the end of a line from the diver, intended to indicate the
Surface_marker_buoy
Free-diving self-propelled deep-sea submersible
bathysphere, but suspended below a float rather than from a surface cable, as in the classic bathysphere design. The float is filled with gasoline because
Bathyscaphe
Medical disorders that destroy blood vessels by inflammation
established after a biopsy of involved organ or tissue, such as skin, sinuses, lung, nerve, brain, and kidney. The biopsy elucidates the pattern of blood vessel
Vasculitis
Inflammatory disorder
uveitis presents with painless decreased visual acuity and visual field floaters. A rare form of ocular (eye) involvement in this syndrome is retinal vasculitis
Behçet's_disease
Season of television series
sandals) turn white, his eyebrows curl, and pink irises glow as clouds float around his shoulders. The ground beneath him turns rubbery as he radiates
One_Piece_season_20
Underwater fishing implement
come in a number of varieties including threaded, break-away and lined. Floats and buoys are common accessories when targeting larger fish. The basic components
Speargun
Australian technical diver (1954–2005)
pressure. Shaw ran into difficulties when the body unexpectedly began to float. Shaw had been advised by various experts that the body would remain negatively
Dave_Shaw
Technique for measuring the density of a living person's body
tb00152.x. PMID 7627779. Quanjer P.H., Ed. (1983). "Standardized Lung Function Testing". Bulletin Européen de Physiopathologie Respiratoire. 19 (suppl
Hydrostatic_weighing
World's largest open-pit copper mine, located in Utah, United States
Flotation then separates the gangue from the metalliferous particles, which float off as a 28-percent concentrate of copper along with lesser amounts of silver
Bingham_Canyon_Mine
2004 American science fiction thriller film
with grief over her son's injuries, began smoking obsessively and developed lung cancer. To save his mother and himself from this fate, Evan goes back to
The_Butterfly_Effect
Interior fungal growth
microns. The spores are like seeds—but invisible to the naked eye—that float through the air and deposit on surfaces. When the temperature, moisture
Indoor_mold
Vision loss due to damage to the macula of the eye
(10 mg) and zeaxanthin (2 mg) replaced beta-carotene due to the risk of lung cancer in smokers taking beta-carotene. There is some evidence to indicate
Macular_degeneration
Accumulation of partially decayed vegetation
constructed across Rannoch Moor in western Scotland, its builders had to float the tracks on a multi-thousand-ton mattress of tree roots, brushwood, earth
Peat
First bathyscaphe
to lift FNRS-2 while its float was filled, and this proved to be the detail that would end FNRS-2's career. An unmanned test dive to 4,600 feet (1,400 m)
FNRS-2
U.S. Navy officer and NASA astronaut (born 1965)
camera became untethered, probably because the attaching device failed, and floated off to space before Williams could react. On the third spacewalk, Williams
Sunita_Williams
rifle – Claude-Étienne Minié Molotov cocktail – Vyacheslav Molotov Momsen Lung, Charles B. Momsen Moog synthesizer – Robert Moog Morse code – Samuel Morse
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Organisms on the ocean's surface
termed neuston (from the Greek word νέω, which means both to swim and to float). Floating organisms are also sometimes referred to as pleuston, though
Ocean_surface_ecosystem
Spirit in Southeast Asian folklore
defense, the entity floated away into the darkness. He claimed that it had tried to break into his duck and chicken coops. To test his suspicion, he said
Krasue
South African diver (1974–1994)
technical equipment, they discovered the bodies of both Dreyer and Shaw had floated up close to the surface. Both bodies were then recovered. Biography portal
Deon_Dreyer
monitoring for black lung disease. The employees are rehired through June. The administration plans to instead run the black lung surveillance program
Domestic policy of the second Trump administration
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Season of television series
composed of regret to explosively decapitate Lille. After Lille's body floats down to the ground, Shunsui collapses and is comforted by his Zanpakutō's
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
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All For One when the villain attempted to kill them both. Her Quirk was Float (流す/浮ぶ/漂う/浮き上がる/浮かべる/浮く/屋台/浮き/浮遊/フロート, Nagasu/Ukabu/Tadayou/Ukiagaru/Uk
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make in the backyard, on which he and Steve spend a night, pretending to float down the Mississippi. They are accidentally locked out when it begins to
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Disorder resulting in compulsive behaviors
being able to realize the effect of the drug. Addictions that have been floated as targets for such treatment include nicotine, opioids, and fentanyl.
Addiction
Mechanical ventilation in which airway pressure is always above atmospheric pressure
held in place by various straps around the head. Some full-face masks "float" on the face like a hover-craft, with thin, soft, flexible "curtains" ensuring
Positive_airway_pressure
Agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana
many deadly diseases, especially those affecting the heart, liver, and lungs, as well as many cancers. In 2008, the World Health Organization named tobacco
Tobacco
Filling", a parody of "More Than a Feeling" by Boston "Mr. Frump in the Iron Lung" (Demo Version A) "Never Met A Person As Wonderful As Me" "Nobody But Me"
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Ascent to the surface by a diver in an emergency
(neutrally or relaxed) inflated lungs combines the advantages of lower risk of lung injury compared to either full or empty lungs with improved endurance due
Emergency_ascent
Incidents organized by attraction
woman from Skipton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom suffered a collapsed lung, fractured ribs, and back pain due to a boating accident near the Magic Kingdom
List of incidents at Walt Disney World
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Extinct genus of marine squamate reptiles
study reasoned that the dinosaur must have drifted offshore as a bloat-and-float carcass that was subsequently scavenged by the mosasaur. It was unlikely
Tylosaurus
Engineered wood product
formaldehyde, which is a known human carcinogen and may cause allergy, eye and lung irritation when cutting and sanding Dulls blades more quickly than many woods:
Medium-density_fibreboard
1984 gas-leak accident in Bhopal, India
Choudhary's counsel, Anirban Roy, argued that the theory of design defects was floated by the central government in its endeavour to protect the victims of the
Bhopal_disaster
British Second World War deception operation
His plan was: A body is obtained from one of the London hospitals ... The lungs are filled with water and documents are disposed in an inside pocket. The
Operation_Mincemeat
American physicist and inventor (1882–1945)
accordingly tested, both with devices suspended by rubber bands and by devices on floats, in the little brook back of the barn, and the said law was verified conclusively
Robert_H._Goddard
American aviator (1928–2021)
flying airplanes. Woltman attained her seaplane rating for airplanes with floats and her rating as a glider pilot. She flew competitively, and she also completed
Rhea_Woltman
American politician and activist (born 1989)
University. Ocasio-Cortez had a John F. Lopez Fellowship. Her father died of lung cancer in 2008, during her second year of college, and Ocasio-Cortez became
Alexandria_Ocasio-Cortez
to try and save Severide, almost losing her lung in the process. However, thanks to Doctor Rhodes, her lungs were saved and she returns to work. However
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Fiber made from spun molten minerals
to have been made to confine the wool after production; consequently it floated about the works with the slightest breeze, and became so injurious to the
Mineral_wool
Battery propelled freight motor vehicle
utilitarian work. Electric trucks have serviced niche applications like milk floats, pushback tugs and forklifts for over a hundred years, typically using lead–acid
Electric_truck
and the value of its currency. Despite allowing the value of the yuan to "float", China's central bank has decisive ability to control its value with relationship
Economy_of_China
Respiratory impairment caused by submersion in liquid
aspiration, or acute respiratory distress syndrome (respiratory failure from lung inflammation). Drowning is more likely to happen when spending extended periods
Drowning
event, Darrin tries to contact Dr. Bombay. Sam is manning a booth, but then floats up into a tree. Darrin climbs up to get her. Selma sees them and reminds
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Canadian astronaut (born 1959)
Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) is a retired Royal Canadian Air Force colonel, test pilot, and CSA astronaut. As the first Canadian to perform extravehicular
Chris_Hadfield
U.S. presidential administration since 2025
had black lung disease. However, among 11,000 workers who sought chest X-rays from 2020 to 2025, approximately 55% had some form of black lung. CBS News
Second presidency of Donald Trump
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1978 film directed by Michael Cimino
Although Nick is wounded in the leg, they rescue Steven and escape. The trio floats down the river on a felled tree trunk, but Nick and Steven quickly grow
The_Deer_Hunter
Device that cools air through the evaporation of water
patent, includes a water reservoir (usually with level controlled by a float valve), a pump to circulate water over the excelsior pads and a centrifugal
Evaporative_cooler
Order of reptiles
position of their lungs, controlling their buoyancy in the water. An animal sinks when the lungs are pulled towards the tail and floats when they move back
Crocodilia
Drooping of the upper eyelid over the eye
such as diabetes mellitus, a brain tumor, a pancoast tumor (apex of the lung) and diseases that cause weakness in muscles or nerve damage, such as myasthenia
Ptosis_(eyelid)
2018 collision in Saskatchewan, Canada
25, 2026. Retrieved February 16, 2026. "After Humboldt tragedy, Alberta floats plan for trucking-safety reform | The Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved July
Humboldt_Broncos_bus_crash
Realistic artificially generated media
or remove lung cancer in a patient's 3D CT scan. The result was so convincing that it fooled three radiologists and a state-of-the-art lung cancer detection
Deepfake
attached to the back of the helmet and connected to a float of cork and wood. When the divers tested the suit, they found it to be a workable precursor to
Science and inventions of Leonardo da Vinci
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Tall African hoofed mammal
would be highly cumbersome in the water, although they might be able to float. When swimming, the thorax would be weighed down by the front legs, making
Giraffe
Ongoing armed conflict in the Middle East
n.d. "Unsatisfied with 'Swords of Iron' as name of Gaza war, Netanyahu floats alternatives". The Times of Israel. 18 December 2023. Archived from the
Gaza_war
arguing it was self defence. The team also learns that Okoye's village was floated with stem cells from leukaemia, for which he was treated for in the UK
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the street and land herself in the harbor with the other fish. As they float in their baggies, unable to escape confinement, Bloat asks, "Now what?"
List of films with post-credits scenes
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Titular fictional character from H.G. Wells' novel The Invisible Man
Chaney, Jr.), there's nobody to frighten them. A lit cigarette appears to float as the Invisible Man remarks that he'd hoped to get in on the excitement
Griffin_(The_Invisible_Man)
Species of whale
have also been observed displaying this behavior, carrying items such as floats and buoys, after they have lost a calf. Experts consider this interaction
Beluga_whale
80th running of the Indianapolis 500
Al Unser, Geoff Brabham and John Andretti were some of the names being floated as potential candidates. At 11:00 a.m., Team Menard announced that Danny
1996_Indianapolis_500
vaporized, leading Lifty and Shifty to lighten the load of the balloon to float above the wire to avoid being vaporized. They begin by throwing multiple
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Any of the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium
rats to various cerium compounds have found accumulation primarily in the lungs and liver. This resulted in various negative health outcomes associated
Rare-earth_element
List of superstitions particular to sailors and boating
a hen were good luck; most of the smaller livestock aboard ships would float in their wooden crates and would be among the only survivors of wrecks,
Sailors'_superstitions
Inflammation of the eye
Confirm a Diagnosis of Sarcoidosis". Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis, and Diffuse Lung Diseases. 33 (3): 196–200. PMID 27758983. Roberts F, Thum CK (2021). "The
Conjunctivitis
2023 studio album by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
versions now—I'm one of those people who wants to hear the whole thing. We're testing the boundaries of people's attention spans when it comes to listening to
The Silver Cord (King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard album)
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Diplomatic row caused by a dispute regarding Taiwan
John (19 December 2025). "Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after official floats weapons idea". Reuters. Retrieved 3 January 2026. "Japan-US alliance would
2025–2026 China–Japan diplomatic crisis
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American professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter (born 1964)
by Shamrock performing a professional wrestling northern lights suplex floated over into a Kimura lock and was widely considered to be a worked shoot
Ken_Shamrock
American politician (born 1963)
com. Retrieved April 9, 2025. Viebeck, Elise (March 15, 2013). "Rand Paul floats fetal rights bill". The Hill. Kasperowicz, Pete (June 26, 2012). "Reid vows
Rand_Paul
American mass murderer and suspected serial rapist (1946–2011)
found. The bodies, however, bloated as a result of decomposition, and floated to the surface. The Rogers' bodies underwent decomposition while underwater
Oba_Chandler
Season of television series
down into Martha's lungs. Beck and his team wanted to be as realistic as possible when digitally crafting the anatomy of the lungs, but they also decided
Smallville_season_2
Australian underwater naval vessel
forces upgrade to provide three capabilities of multi swimmer release, float on/float off and exit and reentry. However, there were issues with exit and reentry
Collins-class_submarine
Parque in Spain with three other orcas: Tekoa, Keto, and Skyla. She often floated at the acrylic glass to interact with visitors. She was intelligent and
List_of_captive_orcas
Container to supply high pressure gas for diving operations
aqualungs, a genericized trademark derived from the Aqua-lung equipment made by the Aqua Lung/La Spirotechnique company, although that is more properly
Diving_cylinder
American musician (born 1943)
and "Songbird". On November 26, 2009, Simon appeared on the Care Bears float of the 83rd Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, where she performed an
Carly_Simon
Scuba set with variable-density buoyancy control
or valve will make the diver slightly positively buoyant, and they will float upwards at a moderate rate, which should be controllable by finning downwards
Avelo_diving_system
ISSN 2166-2746. PMC 10866624. PMID 38362284. "Microscopic robots could soon float inside your liver to fight cancer". BBC Sciencefocus. Retrieved 14 May 2024
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Element of Japanese language
sublime and incomprehensible like musical melodies and songs without words, floated around things, and turned into sounds and rings without content or meaning
Japanese conjugation (mizenkei base)
Japanese_conjugation_(mizenkei_base)
German multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company
18 September 2014, the Board of Directors of Bayer AG announced plans to float the Bayer MaterialScience business on the stock market as a separate entity
Bayer
Battle of Geonosis. Air shrimps are flying shrimp native to Bespin that float in the upper atmosphere. Not much is known about them, besides the fact
List_of_Star_Wars_creatures
Former main airport in Hong Kong (1925–1998)
2011, with most of the former Kai Tak area still abandoned, ideas were floated to develop the area for commercial property, citing shortages of office
Kai_Tak_Airport
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
oil-tools business of Hughes Tool Company, then owned by Howard Hughes Jr., floated on the New York Stock Exchange under the "Hughes Tool" name. This forced
Howard_Hughes
Byproduct or waste product of woodworking operations (sawing, sanding, milling, etc.)
rhinitis, conjunctivitis, dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis, decreased lung capacity, asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, headaches, chills, sweating
Sawdust
McCormick Dave Caplan & Joel Fields August 9, 2010 (2010-08-09) 2M5456 7.42 A "floater" pulled from the Boston Harbor turns out to be the eldest brother of a
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LUNG FLOAT-TEST
LUNG FLOAT-TEST
Female
Hebrew
(×œï¬µ× ×”) Hebrew name LUNA means "dweller." Compare with another form of Luna.
Boy/Male
French, German, Polish
Long
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian
Long
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name AN DUNG means "peaceful hero."
Surname or Lastname
English, Norwegian, and Danish
English, Norwegian, and Danish : variant of Lund.
Female/Male/Unisex
Korean
(ì •) Korean unisex name JUNG means "chaste."
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long’, ‘tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus).Irish (Ulster (Armagh) and Munster) : reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan).Chinese : from the name of an official treasurer called Long, who lived during the reign of the model emperor Shun (2257–2205 bc). his descendants adopted this name as their surname. Additionally, a branch of the Liu clan (see Lau 1), descendants of Liu Lei, who supposedly had the ability to handle dragons, was granted the name Yu-Long (meaning roughly ‘resistor of dragons’) by the Xia emperor Kong Jia (1879–1849 bc). Some descendants later simplified Yu-Long to Long and adopted it as their surname.Chinese : there are two sources for this name. One was a place in the state of Lu in Shandong province during the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 bc). The other source is the Xiongnu nationality, a non-Han Chinese people.Chinese : variant of Lang.Cambodian : unexplained.
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : habitational name from Lyng in Norfolk, so named from Old English hlinc ‘hillside’, or from either of two places in Norfolk and Lincolnshire named Ling, from Old Norse lyng ‘ling’, ‘heather’. There is also a Lyng in Somerset, so named from Old English lengen ‘long place’.German : variant of Link.Chinese : from a word meaning ‘ice’. In ancient times, the imperial palace was able to enjoy ice in the summer by storing winter ice in a cellar, entrusting its care to an official called the iceman. This post was once filled during the Zhou dynasty (1122–221 bc) by a descendant of Kang Shu, the eighth son of Wen Wang, who had been granted the state of Wei soon after the establishment of the Zhou dynasty. Descendants of this particular iceman adopted the word for ice, ling, as their surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : probably from a local vernacular derivative of Lucas. However, Reaney posits an Old English personal name, Lugga, from which this name could be derived.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Long 1.German and French (Alsace–Lorraine) : from Middle High German lunge ‘lung’, presumably applied as a nickname.Chinese : variant of Long 3.Chinese : variant of Long 4.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Float; Buoyant
Girl/Female
Indian
The Moon
Girl/Female
Latin American
The moon. In Mythology Luna is one of the names of Artemis the moon goddess.
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Old Norse Volundr, VÖLUND means "war territory" or "battlefield."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English fÅde ‘child’, literally ‘that which is fed’, from Old English fÅda ‘food’.
Boy/Male
Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Dutch, English, German, Norse, Scandinavian
Long; Wave; Tall Man
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
A float buoyant
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Float; Buoyant
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for the taller of two men with the same name, from Old English leng(ra) ‘longer’, ‘taller’, comparative of lang (see Lang).German : variant of Lang.Chinese : from an ancient official title, Lingguan, denoting a court official in charge of music. The character for Ling is written similarly to that for Leng (), and the surname evolved to the latter form.Cambodian : unexplained.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name DUNG means "brave, heroic."
LUNG FLOAT-TEST
LUNG FLOAT-TEST
Female
Danish
, Thor's protection.
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Light of Sun
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Caw.
Boy/Male
Native American
He lies.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Celestial
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Foundation
Boy/Male
Buddhist, Indian
Transparent Spirituality
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dhanajayan | தநாஜாயண
Lord Murugan
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bullen.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Blooming
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n.
Something broad and flat in form
v. i.
A float board. See Float board (below).
n.
A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
n.
A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
adv. & a.
Moving; passing from place to place; in general circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.
v. i.
The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.
superl.
Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.
a. & adv.
Long.
v. t.
To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.
adv.
At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
adv. & a.
Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat.
v. i.
Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something.
v. t.
To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet.
adv.
In a flat manner; directly; flatly.
v. t.
To manure with dung.
superl.
Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.
superl.
Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
v. t.
To make flat; to flatten; to level.
v. i.
To make a lunge.
superl.
Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat.