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Word: Drift
Speech Type: Verb
Middle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’, and (in drift (sense 6 of the noun)) South African Dutch drift ‘ford’; related to drive
drɪft
be carried slowly by a current of air or water
Short Definition:be carried by air or water
Examples:- the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream
- excited voices drifted down the hall
(especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind
Short Definition:be blown into heaps
Examples:- fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters
Word: Drift
Speech Type: Noun
drɪft
a continuous slow movement from one place to another
Short Definition:slow movement
Examples:- there was a drift to the towns
the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks
Short Definition:general meaning
Examples:- maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift
- he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift
a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind
Short Definition:mass of snow, leaves, etc.
Examples:- four sheep were dug out of the drift
a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam
Short Definition:passage following mineral vein
Examples:- the drift led to another smaller ore chamber
an act of driving cattle or sheep.
Short Definition:act of driving animals
a ford.
Short Definition:ford
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