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drift
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- pronunciation:
- drIft
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of drifting.
They lowered the anchor to stop the drift of the boat.- similar words:
- floating
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| definition 2: |
a mass or bank made up of drifting matter such as snow.
Our car got stuck in a snow drift.
- synonyms:
- bank, mound
- similar words:
- accumulation, dune, heap, mass, pile
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| related words: |
bank, meaning, motion |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
drifts, drifting, drifted |
| definition 1: |
to be carried along by an outside force, such as wind or water.
The boat drifted in the current.
- similar words:
- blow, float, ride, wash
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| definition 2: |
to wander without purpose.
He drifted from town to town.- synonyms:
- ramble, roam, wander
- similar words:
- meander, mope, stray
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| definition 3: |
to be moved into piles.
The snow drifted in our yard.- similar words:
- heap up, pile up
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| related words: |
coast, flow, heap, hover, lift, move, pass, sail, wander |
| derivation: |
driftingly (adv.) |
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