substantiv
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
substantiv
general meaning or tenor"caught the drift of the conversation"
substantiv
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"
"a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
substantiv
something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currentssubstantiv
a force that moves something alongsubstantiv
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)substantiv
a process of linguistic change over a period of timeverb
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current"snow drifting several feet high"
"sand drifting like snow"
"sand drifting like snow"
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 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"
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They ro"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
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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"
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
verb
move in an unhurried fashion"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
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"
"don''t drift from the set course"
verb
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
verb
vary or move from a fixed point or course"stock prices are drifting higher"
Sinonime:
(substantiv) gallery, heading, impetus, impulsion, movement, purport, trend
(verb) blow, cast, err, float, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander