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"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"verblive unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
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"caught the general drift of the conversation"nounthe pervading meaning or tenor
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"the boat drifted on the lake" "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea" "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"verbbe in motion due to some air or water current
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"the laborers drift from one town to the next"verbmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
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"don't drift from the set course"verbwander from a direct course or at random
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"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"nouna horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a minetype of:
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"snow drifting several feet high" "sand drifting like snow"verbbe piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a currenttype of:
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"The stock market drifted upward"verbbe subject to fluctuationtype of:
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"drift the boats downstream"verbcause to be carried by a currenttype of:
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"drift the cattle herds westwards"verbdrive slowly and far afield for grazing
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"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"verbmove in an unhurried fashiontype of:
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nounthe gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)type of:
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"stock prices are drifting higher"verbvary or move from a fixed point or coursetype of:
Definition that contains drift
- plate a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- holmes English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965)
- hudson English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611)
- plankton the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water
- afloat aimlessly drifting
- drumlin a mound of glacial drift
- adrift aimlessly drifting
- leeway (of a ship or plane) sideways drift
- centerboard a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- aimless aimlessly drifting