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Drift :: Drift (n.) Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.

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

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

Preglacial :: Preglacial (a.) Prior to the glacial or drift period.

Drift :: Drift (n.) Anything driven at random.

Driftage :: Driftage (n.) Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.

Drift :: Drift (n.) The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven..

Adrift :: Adrift (adv. & a.) Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.

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

Drift :: Drift (n.) That which is driven, forced, or urged along.

Driftwind :: Driftwind (n.) A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into heaps..

Tone :: Tone (n.) Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his remarks was commendatory..

Derelict :: Derelict (a.) Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful; unfaithful..

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..

Anchorless :: Anchorless (a.) Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.

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 (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.

Drove :: Drove (n.) A road for driving cattle; a driftway.

Driftweed :: Driftweed (n.) Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind.

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

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