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Drift :: Drift (n.) A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like..

Drifted :: Drifted (imp. & p. p.) of Drif.

Drift :: Drift (n.) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece..

Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance through which a current flows in a given time.

Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.

Turn :: Turn (n.) A pit sunk in some part of a drift.

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..

Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand..

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.) The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes..

Drifty :: Drifty (a.) Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and the like..

Drivebolt :: Drivebolt (n.) A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.

Tunnel :: Tunnel (n. .) A level passage driven across the measures, or at right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; -- distinguished from the drift, or gangway, which is led along the vein when reached by the tunnel..

Boulder :: Boulder (n.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that has been transported by natural agencies from its native bed. See 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.

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..

Driftway :: Driftway (n.) Same as Drift, 11..

Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift..

Drift :: Drift (n.) In South Africa, a ford in a river..

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