Rest atop the water Crossword Clue
While searching our database we found 1 possible solution for the: Rest atop the water crossword clue. This crossword clue was last seen on August 15 2024 USA Today Crossword puzzle. The solution we have for Rest atop the water has a total of 5 letters.
| Rank | Answer | Clue | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99% | FLOAT | Rest atop the water | USA Today |
Definition
| • | 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. |
| • | A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft. |
| • | The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet, which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler. |
| • | The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait line, and indicate the bite of a fish. |
| • | Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink; an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to swim; a life preserver. |
| • | A float board. See Float board (below). |
| • | A contrivance for affording a copious stream of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk, as an anvil or die. |
| • | The act of flowing; flux; flow. |
| • | A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot deep. |
| • | The trowel or tool with which the floated coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed. |
| • | A polishing block used in marble working; a runner. |
| • | A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers for rasping off pegs inside a shoe. |
| • | A coal cart. |
| • | The sea; a wave. See Flote, n. |
| • | To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed up. |
| • | To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air. |
| • | 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. |
| • | To flood; to overflow; to cover with water. |
| • | To pass over and level the surface of with a float while the plastering is kept wet. |
| • | To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go into, or continue in, operation. |
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- USA Today: Aug 15, 2024
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