Definition of drift

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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..

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Tide :: Tide (n.) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.
Drifty :: Drifty (a.) Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and the like..
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..
Driving :: Driving (n.) Tendency; drift.
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..
Driftage :: Driftage (n.) Anything that drifts.
Streamed :: Stream (n.) Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners..
Driftweed :: Driftweed (n.) Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts..
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.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
Driftway :: Driftway (n.) A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle..
Drivebolt :: Drivebolt (n.) A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.
Crab :: Crab (v. i.) To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel..
Leeway :: Leeway (n.) The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course; drift.
Level :: Level (n.) A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine..
Drift :: Drift (n.) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles..
Sand :: Sand (v. t.) To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.
Adit :: Adit (n.) An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which water and ores are carried away; -- called also drift and tunnel..
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