Definition of drift

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Drift (n.) The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.

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Drift :: Drift (n.) Anything driven at random.
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Scope :: Scope (n.) That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose; intention; drift; object..
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
Drumlin :: Drumlin (n.) A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till, usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to the former local glacial motion..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles..
Driftway :: Driftway (n.) A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.
Drift :: Drift (n.) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework..
Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat..
Drift :: Drift (n.) 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..
Drifted :: Drifted (imp. & p. p.) of Drif.
Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body..
Driftbolt :: Driftbolt (n.) A bolt for driving out other bolts.
Gallery :: Gallery (a.) A working drift or level.
Drift :: Drift (n.) 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..
Float :: Float (n.) To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on the surface of a fluid, or through the air..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
Drifting :: Drifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drif.
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