n.
1.spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
2.a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills)
3.a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
4.an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed
5.a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election
6.a swimmer who floats in the water
7.an object that floats or is capable of floating
8.an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
Idiom of the Day
a slip of the tongue
something that is said at the wrong time and is not what you want to say
The clerk's comment to the customer was a slip of the tongue.