- drift, impetus, impulsion - a force that moves something along
--1 is a kind of force
Derived forms: verb drift7, verb drift1 - drift - the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
--2 is a kind of natural process, natural action, action, activity
--2 has particulars: leewayDerived form: verb drift2 - drift - a process of linguistic change over a period of time
--3 is a kind of linguistic process
--3 has particulars: melioration- drift - something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
--4 is a kind of substance, matter
--4 has particulars: drumlin; snowdriftDerived form: verb drift10 - drift, trend, movement - 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"
--5 is a kind of inclination, disposition, tendency
--5 has particulars: evolutionary trend; gravitationDerived forms: verb drive11, verb drift9 - drift, purport - general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"
--6 is a kind of tenor, strain
Derived form: verb drive11 - drift, heading, gallery - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
--7 is a kind of passageway
Derived form: verb drive19 - drift - something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
- float, drift, be adrift, blow - 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"
--1 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun drift1
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- stray, err, drift - 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"
--2 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun driftage1, noun drift2, noun drifting1
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- roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond - 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"
--3 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun drifter1, noun drifting1
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- drift - vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"
--4 is one way to vary
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- freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
--5 is one way to exist, survive, live, subsist
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- drift - move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
--6 is one way to circulate
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- drift - cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
--7 is one way to float
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun drift1
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- drift - drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
--8 is one way to crop, graze, pasture
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- drift - be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
--9 is one way to change
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun drift5
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- drift - be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
--10 is one way to accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun drift4
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- freewheel, drift - live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"