drift
drift Lexical Profile
drift Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To be carried slowly and smoothly by a current of air or water.
"The wooden boat began to drift toward the shore after its anchor came loose."
To move, progress, or transition aimlessly or imperceptibly from one state, topic, or place to another.
"During the long afternoon lecture, his attention started to drift toward the window."
To be blown into heaps or piles by the wind (especially of snow or sand).
"Strong gales caused the dry snow to drift across the rural highway."
• noun
A continuous slow movement from one place to another, especially as driven by wind or water currents.
"Scientists tracked the slow drift of the iceberg across the North Atlantic."
A large mass of snow, sand, or leaves piled up by the wind.
"After the blizzard, the front door was blocked by a deep drift of snow."
The general meaning, intention, or tendency of an argument, speech, or course of action.
"I caught the general drift of her presentation even though I missed the first few minutes."
• Rhymes for drift
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English drift, derived from Proto-Germanic *driftiz ('a driving, herd'), a noun derivative of the same Germanic root that produced the verb 'drive'.