VERB | motion | drift, float, be adrift, blow | be in motion due to some air or water current |
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motion | drift, stray, err | wander from a direct course or at random | |
motion | drift, roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, vagabond | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | |
stative | drift | vary or move from a fixed point or course / course | |
stative | drift, freewheel | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | |
motion | drift | move in an unhurried fashion | |
motion | drift | cause to be carried by a current | |
contact | drift | drive slowly and far afield for grazing | |
change | drift | be subject to fluctuation | |
change | drift | be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | |
NOUN | phenomenon | drift, impetus, impulsion | a force that moves something along |
process | drift | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) | |
process | drift | a process of linguistic change over a period of time | |
object | drift | a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents | |
cognition | drift, trend, movement | a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | |
cognition | drift, purport | the pervading meaning / meaning or tenor | |
artifact | drift, heading, gallery | a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine |
Sounds | drih'ft | |
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Rhymes | adrift ... uplift: 18 rhymes with ihft... |
Meaning | A force that moves something along. | |
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Synonyms | impetus, impulsion | |
Broader | force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity |
Spanish | impulsión | |
Catalan | impulsió | |
Verbs | drift | be in motion due to some air or water current |
drift | cause to be carried by a current |
Meaning | The gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane). | |
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Category | airplane, aeroplane, plane | An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
ship | A vessel that carries passengers or freight | |
Narrower | leeway | (of a ship or plane) sideways drift |
Broader | natural process, natural action, action, activity | A process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) |
Verbs | drift | wander from a direct course or at random |
Meaning | A process of linguistic change over a period of time. | |
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Narrower | melioration | The linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning / meaning |
Broader | linguistic process | A process involved in human language |
Meaning | A large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents. | |
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Narrower | drumlin | A mound of glacial drift |
snowdrift | A mass of snow heaped up by the wind | |
Broader | mass | A body of matter without definite shape |
Spanish | vagar | |
Catalan | vagar | |
Verbs | drift | be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current |
Meaning | A general tendency to change (as of opinion). | |
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Synonyms | trend, movement | |
Narrower | evolutionary trend | A general direction of evolutionary change |
gravitation | A figurative movement toward some attraction | |
Broader | inclination, disposition, tendency | An attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others |
Spanish | corriente, tendencia | |
Catalan | corrent | |
Verbs | drift | be subject to fluctuation |
drive | move into a desired direction of discourse |
Meaning | The pervading meaning / meaning or tenor. | |
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Example | "caught the general drift of the conversation" | |
Synonym | purport | |
Broader | tenor, strain | The general meaning / meaning or substance of an utterance |
Spanish | propósito, sentido, significado | |
Verbs | drive | move into a desired direction of discourse |
Meaning | A horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine. | |
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Example | "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" | |
Synonyms | heading, gallery | |
Category | mining, excavation | The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
Broader | passageway | A passage between rooms or between buildings |
Spanish | galería | |
Catalan | galeria | |
Verbs | drive | excavate horizontally |
Meaning | Be in motion due to some air or water current. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
Examples |
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Synonyms | float, be adrift, blow | |
Caused by | fly | Cause to fly or float |
Narrower | stream | To extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind |
tide | Be carried with the tide | |
waft | Be driven or carried along, as by the air | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Similar to | drift | Cause to be carried by a current |
float | Move lightly, as if suspended | |
Spanish | flotar | |
Catalan | flotar, nedar, surar | |
Nouns | drift | a force that moves something along |
Meaning | wander from a direct course or at random. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "don't drift from the set course" | |
Synonyms | stray, err | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Similar to | roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
Spanish | descarriarse, desencaminarse, desviarse, errar | |
Nouns | drift | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) |
driftage | the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting / drifting | |
drifting | aimless wandering from place to place |
Meaning | Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "the laborers drift from one town to the next" | |
Synonyms | roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, vagabond | |
Narrower | gallivant, gad, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure |
maunder | wander aimlessly | |
Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
Similar to | stray, err, drift | wander from a direct course or at random |
wander | Go via an indirect route or at no set pace | |
Spanish | caminar, deambular, errar, girar, rondar, vagabundear, vagar | |
Catalan | caminar, deambular, girar, rondar, vagabundejar, vagarejar, vagar | |
Nouns | drifter | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
drifting | aimless wandering from place to place |
Meaning | Vary or move from a fixed point or course / course. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "stock prices are drifting higher" | |
Broader | vary | Be subject to change in accordance with a variable |
Similar to | drift | Be subject to fluctuation |
Meaning | Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" | |
Synonym | freewheel | |
Broader | exist, survive, live, subsist | support oneself |
Similar to | drift | Move in an unhurried fashion |
Spanish | ir sin rumbo, vivir sin rumbo |
Meaning | Move in an unhurried fashion. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests" | |
Broader | circulate | Move around freely |
Similar to | freewheel, drift | Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely |
Spanish | pasearse |
Meaning | Cause to be carried by a current. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drift the boats downstream" | |
Broader | float | Set afloat |
Similar to | float, drift, be adrift, blow | Be in motion due to some air or water current |
Nouns | drift | a force that moves something along |
Meaning | Drive slowly and far afield for grazing. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "drift the cattle herds westwards" | |
Broader | crop, graze, pasture | Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow |
Meaning | Be subject to fluctuation. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "The stock market drifted upward" | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Similar to | drift | Vary or move from a fixed point or course / course |
Nouns | drift | a general tendency to change (as of opinion) |
Meaning | Be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Examples |
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Broader | accumulate, cumulate, conglomerate, pile up, gather, amass | Collect or gather |
Nouns | drift | a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents |
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