Adolescence /ˌæd

float /fləʊt/ /floʊt/ verb NOT SINK
1. [ I ] to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink
An empty bottle will float.
You can float very easily in/on the Dead Sea because it's so salty.
float /fləʊt/ /floʊt/ verb MOVE
2. [ I or T usually + adverb or preposition ] to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air
We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.
He tossed the bottle into the waves and watched it float out to sea.
The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.
Fluffy white clouds were floating across the sky.
figurative The sound of piano-playing floated out through the open window.
3. [ I usually + adverb or preposition ] literary to move smoothly and attractively
She sort of floats around, like a ballet dancer.
4. [ I usually + adverb or preposition ] to move or act without purpose
Since he lost his job, he's just floated around/about doing nothing.
orbit /ˈɔː.bɪt/ /ˈɔːr-/ verb [ I or T ]
to follow a curved path around a planet or star
On this mission the Shuttle will orbit (the Earth) at a height of several hundred miles.