Definition of drift

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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..

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Drift :: Drift (n.) The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
Dune :: Dune (n.) A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but often carried far inland by the prevailing winds..
Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful..
Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body..
Adrift :: Adrift (adv. & a.) Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
Preglacial :: Preglacial (a.) Prior to the glacial or drift period.
Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
Drift :: Drift (n.) Anything driven at random.
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..
Driving :: Driving (n.) Tendency; drift.
Intent :: Intent (n.) The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or sand..
Club :: Club (v. i.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.
Drift :: Drift (n.) That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
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..
Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
Jet :: "Jet (n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument..
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