Definition of drift

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Drift (n.) 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..

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Drifting :: Drifting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drif.
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..
Adrift :: Adrift (adv. & a.) Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
Gurt :: Gurt (n.) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift..
Driftpiece :: Driftpiece (n.) An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail..
Drift :: Drift (n.) Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
Driftage :: Driftage (n.) Anything that drifts.
Tendency :: Tendency (n.) Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about an effect or result..
Drive :: Drive (n.) In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix, formed by a punch drift..
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Driftweed :: Driftweed (n.) Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind.
Streamed :: Stream (n.) Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners..
Drifted :: Drifted (imp. & p. p.) of Drif.
Driftwind :: Driftwind (n.) A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps..
Sand :: Sand (v. t.) To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Drift :: Drift (n.) 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..
Driftway :: Driftway (n.) Same as Drift, 11..
Driftless :: Driftless (a.) Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
Leeway :: Leeway (n.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.
Drift :: Drift (a.) That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud..
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