S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
Verb
S: (v) float, drift, be adrift, blow (be in motion due to some air or water current) "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
S: (v) float, swim (be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom)
S: (v) float (set afloat) "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
S: (v) float (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with) "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
S: (v) test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay (put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to) "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"
S: (v) evaluate, pass judgment, judge (form a critical opinion of) "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
S: (v) think, cogitate, cerebrate (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments) "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"