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buoy

/bˈui/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards

verb

  1. float on the surface of water
  2. keep afloat
    “The life vest buoyed him up”
  3. mark with a buoy

Synonyms for buoy

Words that rhyme with buoy

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