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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..

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

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..

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..

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

Run :: Run (n.) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which a vein of ore or other substance takes..

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..

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

Face :: Face (n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done..

Drift :: Drift (n.) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting..

Driftpiece :: Driftpiece (n.) An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail..

Level :: Level (n.) A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine..

Streamed :: Stream (n.) Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners..

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

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

Driftage :: Driftage (n.) Anything that 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.

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

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..

Jet :: "Jet (n.) Drift; scope; range, as of an argument..

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