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buoy > 4 senses
NOUN1buoyBright-colored
VERB1buoyFloat on the surface of water
2buoy, buoy upKeep afloat
3buoyMark with a buoy
buoy > pronunciation
Soundsbuw'iy
Rhymeschewy, Dewey, dewy, and 9 more rhymes in uwiy...
buoy > noun, communication
MeaningBright-colored. A float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards.
Broaderreference point, point of reference, reference
Narroweracoustic buoy; can, can buoy; conical buoy, nun, nun buoy; spar buoy
Verbsbuoy; buoy
buoy > verb 1, motion
MeaningFloat on the surface of water.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Broaderfloat, swim
Adjectivesbuoyant; buoyant
Nounsbuoy
buoy > verb 2, contact
MeaningKeep afloat.
PatternSomething ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Examples"The life vest buoyed him up"
Synonymsbuoy up
Broaderhold, support, sustain, hold up
Adjectivesbuoyant; buoyant
buoy > verb 3, communication
MeaningMark with a buoy.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broadermark
Nounsbuoy

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