| buoy | (noun) a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards; typically brightly-coloured | - |
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| (verb) mark with a buoy | - |
| (verb) keep afloat | Synonyms: buoy up |
| (verb) float on the surface of water | - |
| buoyancy | (noun) the property of something weightless and insubstantial | Synonyms: airiness |
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| (noun) irrepressible liveliness and good spirit | Synonyms: irrepressibility |
| (noun) the tendency to float in water or other liquid | - |
| (noun) cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface | Synonyms: perkiness |
| buoyant | (adjective) characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness | Synonyms: chirpy, perky |
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| (adjective) tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas | Synonyms: floaty |
| buoyantly | (adverb) in a cheerfully buoyant manner | Synonyms: chirpily |
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