DRIFT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
   Synonym(s)
   • gallery (what does gallery mean?)
   • heading (what does heading mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they dug a drift parallel with the vein
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • passageway (what does passageway mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
2. Meaning
   • general meaning or tenor
   Synonym(s)
   • purport (what does purport mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • caught the drift of the conversation
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tenor (what does tenor mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • aim (what does aim mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
   Synonym(s)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
   • a broad movement of the electorate to the right
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • inclination (what does inclination mean?)
   • disposition (what does disposition mean?)
   • tendency (what does tendency mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • evolutionary trend (what does evolutionary trend mean?)
   • gravitation (what does gravitation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drive (what does drive mean?)
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • aim (what does aim mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
4. Meaning
   • something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • substance (what does substance mean?)
   • matter (what does matter mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • drumlin (what does drumlin mean?)
   • snowdrift (what does snowdrift mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a force that moves something along
   Synonym(s)
   • impetus (what does impetus mean?)
   • impulsion (what does impulsion mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • impel (what does impel mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • float (what does float mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • be adrift (what does be adrift mean?)
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • natural process (what does natural process mean?)
   • natural action (what does natural action mean?)
   • action (what does action mean?)
   • activity (what does activity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • leeway (what does leeway mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stray (what does stray mean?)
   • err (what does err mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a process of linguistic change over a period of time
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • linguistic process (what does linguistic process mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • melioration (what does melioration mean?)

DRIFT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
   Usage Example(s)
   • snow drifting several feet high
   • sand drifting like snow
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • accumulate (what does accumulate mean?)
   • cumulate (what does cumulate mean?)
   • conglomerate (what does conglomerate mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • gather (what does gather mean?)
   • amass (what does amass mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be subject to fluctuation
   Usage Example(s)
   • The stock market drifted upward
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • trend (what does trend mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
3. Meaning
   • drive slowly and far afield for grazing
   Usage Example(s)
   • drift the cattle herds westwards
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • crop (what does crop mean?)
   • graze (what does graze mean?)
   • pasture (what does pasture mean?)
4. Meaning
   • cause to be carried by a current
   Usage Example(s)
   • drift the boats downstream
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • float (what does float mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • impetus (what does impetus mean?)
   • impulsion (what does impulsion mean?)
5. Meaning
   • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   Synonym(s)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • ramble (what does ramble mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • roam (what does roam mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • rove (what does rove mean?)
   • stray (what does stray mean?)
   • swan (what does swan mean?)
   • tramp (what does tramp mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • wander (what does wander mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The gypsies roamed the woods
   • roving vagabonds
   • the wandering Jew
   • The cattle roam across the prairie
   • the laborers drift from one town to the next
   • They ro
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • maunder (what does maunder mean?)
   • gallivant (what does gallivant mean?)
   • gad (what does gad mean?)
   • jazz around (what does jazz around mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vagrant (what does vagrant mean?)
   • drifter (what does drifter mean?)
   • floater (what does floater mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • wandering (what does wandering mean?)
   • roving (what does roving mean?)
   • vagabondage (what does vagabondage mean?)
   • vagrant (what does vagrant mean?)
   • drifter (what does drifter mean?)
   • floater (what does floater mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • drifting (what does drifting mean?)
   • wandering (what does wandering mean?)
   • roving (what does roving mean?)
   • vagabondage (what does vagabondage mean?)
   • amble (what does amble mean?)
   • promenade (what does promenade mean?)
   • ramble (what does ramble mean?)
   • saunter (what does saunter mean?)
   • stroll (what does stroll mean?)
   • perambulation (what does perambulation mean?)
   • rambler (what does rambler mean?)
   • wanderer (what does wanderer mean?)
   • roamer (what does roamer mean?)
   • rover (what does rover mean?)
   • bird of passage (what does bird of passage mean?)
   • hiker (what does hiker mean?)
   • tramp (what does tramp mean?)
   • tramper (what does tramper mean?)
   • alley cat (what does alley cat mean?)
   • stray (what does stray mean?)
   • straggler (what does straggler mean?)
   • strayer (what does strayer mean?)
   • wanderer (what does wanderer mean?)
   • roamer (what does roamer mean?)
   • rover (what does rover mean?)
   • bird of passage (what does bird of passage mean?)
   • wandering (what does wandering mean?)
   • roving (what does roving mean?)
   • vagabondage (what does vagabondage mean?)
6. Meaning
   • be in motion due to some air or water current
   Synonym(s)
   • be adrift (what does be adrift mean?)
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
   • float (what does float mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The leaves were blowing in the wind
   • the boat drifted on the lake
   • The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
   • the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • waft (what does waft mean?)
   • tide (what does tide mean?)
   • stream (what does stream mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • gust (what does gust mean?)
   • blast (what does blast mean?)
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • impetus (what does impetus mean?)
   • impulsion (what does impulsion mean?)
7. Meaning
   • move in an unhurried fashion
   Usage Example(s)
   • The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
8. Meaning
   • wander from a direct course or at random
   Synonym(s)
   • err (what does err mean?)
   • stray (what does stray mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
   • don”t drift from the set course
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • driftage (what does driftage mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • drifting (what does drifting mean?)
   • straggler (what does straggler mean?)
   • strayer (what does strayer mean?)
9. Meaning
   • live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
   Synonym(s)
   • freewheel (what does freewheel mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
   Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • exist (what does exist mean?)
   • survive (what does survive mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   • subsist (what does subsist mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • free agent (what does free agent mean?)
   • free spirit (what does free spirit mean?)
   • freewheeler (what does freewheeler mean?)
10. Meaning
    • vary or move from a fixed point or course
    Usage Example(s)
    • stock prices are drifting higher
    Hypernyms(s) drift is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • vary (what does vary mean?)