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Quick definitions from WordNet (drift)
▸ noun: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine ("They dug a drift parallel with the vein")
▸ noun: general meaning or tenor ("Caught the drift of the conversation")
▸ noun: a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
▸ noun: something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
▸ noun: a force that moves something along
▸ noun: the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
▸ noun: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
▸ verb: vary or move from a fixed point or course ("Stock prices are drifting higher")
▸ verb: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current ("Snow drifting several feet high")
▸ verb: be subject to fluctuation ("The stock market drifted upward")
▸ verb: drive slowly and far afield for grazing ("Drift the cattle herds westwards")
▸ verb: cause to be carried by a current ("Drift the boats downstream")
▸ verb: move in an unhurried fashion ("The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests")
▸ verb: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment ("The laborers drift from one town to the next")
▸ verb: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely ("My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school")
▸ verb: be in motion due to some air or water current ("The boat drifted on the lake")
▸ verb: wander from a direct course or at random ("Don't drift from the set course")
▸ Also see drifty
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to drift
▸ Usage examples for drift
▸ Idioms related to drift (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing drift
▸ Words that often appear near drift
▸ Rhymes of drift
▸ Invented words related to drift
▸ noun: a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine ("They dug a drift parallel with the vein")
▸ noun: general meaning or tenor ("Caught the drift of the conversation")
▸ noun: a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
▸ noun: something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
▸ noun: a force that moves something along
▸ noun: the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
▸ noun: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
▸ verb: vary or move from a fixed point or course ("Stock prices are drifting higher")
▸ verb: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current ("Snow drifting several feet high")
▸ verb: be subject to fluctuation ("The stock market drifted upward")
▸ verb: drive slowly and far afield for grazing ("Drift the cattle herds westwards")
▸ verb: cause to be carried by a current ("Drift the boats downstream")
▸ verb: move in an unhurried fashion ("The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests")
▸ verb: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment ("The laborers drift from one town to the next")
▸ verb: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely ("My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school")
▸ verb: be in motion due to some air or water current ("The boat drifted on the lake")
▸ verb: wander from a direct course or at random ("Don't drift from the set course")
▸ Also see drifty
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to drift
▸ Usage examples for drift
▸ Idioms related to drift (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing drift
▸ Words that often appear near drift
▸ Rhymes of drift
▸ Invented words related to drift