driftdrɪft
drift (v)
- present
- drifts
- past
- drifted
- past participle
- drifted
- present participle
- drifting
drift (n)
- plural
- drifts
drift
English Definitions:
drift, impetus, impulsion (noun)
a force that moves something along
drift (noun)
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
drift (noun)
a process of linguistic change over a period of time
drift (noun)
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
drift, trend, movement (noun)
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
drift, purport (noun)
the pervading meaning or tenor
"caught the general drift of the conversation"
drift, heading, gallery (verb)
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
float, drift, be adrift, blow (verb)
be in motion due to some air or water current
"The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
stray, err, drift (verb)
wander from a direct course or at random
"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond (verb)
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
drift (verb)
vary or move from a fixed point or course
"stock prices are drifting higher"
freewheel, drift (verb)
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
drift (verb)
move in an unhurried fashion
"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
drift (verb)
cause to be carried by a current
"drift the boats downstream"
drift (verb)
drive slowly and far afield for grazing
"drift the cattle herds westwards"
drift (verb)
be subject to fluctuation
"The stock market drifted upward"
drift (verb)
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
"snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
drift (Noun)
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
drift (Noun)
A place, also known as a ford, along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit oxen or sheep to be driven to the opposite side.
drift (Noun)
Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
drift (Noun)
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
drift (Noun)
That which is driven, forced, or urged along
drift (Noun)
Anything driven at random.
drift (Noun)
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water; as, a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.
drift (Noun)
A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
drift (Noun)
The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
drift (Verb)
To move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
drift (Verb)
To move haphazardly without any destination.
drift (Verb)
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
drift (Noun)
A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice.
drift (Noun)
a ford in a river.
drift (Noun)
A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
drift (Noun)
A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
drift (Noun)
A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles.
drift (Noun)
A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.
drift (Noun)
The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
drift (Noun)
The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
drift (Noun)
The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
drift (Noun)
The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
drift (Noun)
The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
drift (Noun)
The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
drift (Noun)
A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
drift (Noun)
Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
drift (Noun)
The material left behind by the retreat of continental glaciers, which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
Drift
Drift is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon A. Forward and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It features the Fourth Doctor and Leela.
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