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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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Tide :: Tide (n.) To work into or out of a river or harbor by drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes adverse.

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..

Driftage :: Driftage (n.) Anything that drifts.

Gurt :: Gurt (n.) A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a working drift..

Drift :: Drift (v. i.) To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east..

Strang :: Strand (v. i.) To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water..

Driftway :: Driftway (n.) A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle..

Tenor :: Tenor (n.) That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.

Driftwood :: Driftwood (n.) Wood drifted or floated by water.

Snowdrift :: Snowdrift (n.) A bank of drifted snow.

Afloat :: Afloat (adv. & a.) Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our affairs are all afloat..

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

Club :: Club (v. i.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.

Broach :: Broach (n.) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot be dressed by revolving tools; a drift..

Driftless :: Driftless (a.) Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.

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

Score :: Score (n.) To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in the drift epoch..

Univocal :: Univocal (n.) Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain; regular.

Drift :: Drift (n.) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds..

Drift :: Drift (n.) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.