Float
Float verb - To rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air.
Roll
Roll verb - To form into a round compact mass.
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Both words in one sentence
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In the world "Spooked" of Monkey Shines, there are mooks which are just eyeballs that jump, float or roll around.
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Rick Roll: The show's float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade successfully pulled this off in 2008, with a surprise live performance by Rick Astley in place of the float's planned "Best Friend" song.
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Overshadowed by Awesome: Given its Memetic Mutation status, the live Rick Roll outshined almost everything in the 2008 parade, let alone the impressiveness of the float Astley performed on.
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