buoy as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
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buoy
noun
1 buoy
Bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards.
Roget 320:
levity;
lightness
etc.
adj.;
imponderability,
buoyancy,
volatility.
feather,
dust,
mote,
down,
thistle,
down,
flue,
cobweb,
gossamer,
straw,
cork,
bubble,
balloon;
float,
buoy;
ether,
air.
leaven,
ferment,
barm†,
yeast.
lighter-than-air balloon,
helium balloon,
hydrogen balloon,
hot air balloon.
convection,
thermal draft,
thermal.
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Dutch: boei, keerboei, ton
Polish: pława, pływak, boja
verb
1 buoy
Float on the surface of water.
Roget 307:
heighten,
elevate,
raise,
lift,
erect;
set up,
stick up,
perch up,
perk up,
tilt up;
rear,
hoist,
heave;
uplift,
upraise,
uprear,
upbear†,
upcast†,
uphoist†,
upheave;
buoy,
weigh mount,
give a lift;
exalt;
sublimate;
place on a pedestal,
set on a pedestal.
escalate
etc.
(increase)
35
102
194.
take up,
drag up,
fish up;
dredge.
stand up,
rise up,
get up,
jump up;
spring to one's feet;
hold oneself,
hold one's head up;
drawn oneself up to his full height.
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2 buoy
Keep afloat:
— The life vest buoyed him up.
synonym: buoy up.
Dutch: stutten
3 buoy
Mark with a buoy.
Dutch: afbakenen, markeren
Moby thesaurus: Carling float, Mae West, Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, amber light, balefire, balsa, balsa raft, beacon, beacon fire, bear up, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blue peter, bob, boom, breeches buoy, buoy up, caution light, cork, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat, elevate, flare, float, float high, fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, foghorn, glance, go light, gong buoy, green light, hearten, heliograph, high sign, hold up, international alphabet flag, international numeral pennant, keep up, kick, leer, life belt, life buoy, life jacket, life net, life preserver, life raft, life ring, life vest, lifeboat, lifeline, lift, lollipop, marker beacon, nod, nudge, parachute, parachute flare, pilot flag, poke, police whistle, pontoon, quarantine flag, radio beacon, raft, raise, red flag, red light, ride high, rocket, rubber dinghy, safety belt, sailing aid, semaphore, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell, signal fire, signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp, signal light, signal mast, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot, signal siren, signal tower, siren, spar buoy, stop light, support, surfboard, sustain, the nod, the wink, touch, traffic light, traffic signal, upbear, uphold, uplift, upraise, waft, watch fire, water wings, white flag, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, yellow flag ... show more.
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