floaters
Vitreous debris spots
Floaters are things that float.
In the eye, floaters are small specks or threads that drift across your vision—bits of debris in the vitreous fluid casting shadows on the retina.
A floater in a toilet is unflushed feces.
In politics, a floater is a voter without fixed party loyalty.
In insurance or banking, a floater is a policy or instrument with variable terms.
An employee who floats between departments is also a floater.
Glass-like in appearance
- spotsDetects or marks
- specksMinute spots or particles
- flashesBrief intense light bursts
- retinaLight-sensing tissue layer
vision · ophthalmology · optometry · ophthalmologist · cobwebs · squiggles · shadows · aging
Debris from wrecked vessels
- jetsamGoods deliberately discarded at sea
- driftwoodSea-delivered shore lumber
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- plasticCapable of being molded
seaweed · algae · scum · spill · pollution · oceanic · tidal · wash-up
Fishing line indicator
vitreous
Glass-like in appearance
retina · vision · ophthalmology · optometry · ophthalmologist · cobwebs · squiggles · shadows · aging · nearsightedness
flotsam
Debris from wrecked vessels
- jetsamGoods deliberately discarded at sea
- driftwoodSea-delivered shore lumber
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
plastic · seaweed · algae · scum · spill · pollution · oceanic · tidal · wash-up · shoreline
bobber
Fishing line indicator
adjustable
Able to be changed
fluctuating · bond · currency · LIBOR · mortgage · loan · derivative · hedge
temp
Provisional worker, briefly
- substituteReplacement for another
- fill-inTemporary substitute person
- reliefEasing of distress
casual · on-call · freelance · contract · agency · backup · rotating · flexible · standby · pool
- eye careeye doctor, optometrist, ophthalmologist, eye exam, glasses
- eye problemsblindness, cataracts, glaucoma, blurred vision, eye irritation
- vision problemsblindness, blurry vision, visual impairment, vision loss, sight loss
- ophthalmologyeye diseases, eye surgery, cornea, retina, iris
- aging eyespresbyopia, cataracts, macular degeneration, AMD, dry eyes
- eye complicationsvision loss, blindness, blurred vision, blurry vision, double vision
floaterssinkers
Weights that pull lines down
anchors · weights · ballast · deadweights · lead weights
- floated aroundMoved without fixed course
- floated someone's boatAttracted or pleased them