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Plural for a continuous slow movement from one place to another
“Half of the population lives in coastal towns, and there is a marked population drift toward these areas.”
Plural for a general direction in which something is developing or changing
“Within this context, then, it is possible to identify a drift toward an increased use of marked prosody.”
Plural for a deviation from an intended or expected course
“They require continuous updates from the visual sense to correct the drift in the other four inputs.”
Plural for a large mass of organic material piled up or carried along by the wind
“I crouched at the border of field and forest, hidden behind the snow-dusted skeleton of a bush and a drift banked against a fallen trunk.”
Plural for the general intention or meaning of an argument or statement
“Some experienced industry observers disagree with the drift of this argument.”
Plural for a naturally raised area of land
Plural for a continuous flow of a substance, such as liquid or gas
Plural for the general mood, character or attitude of something or someone
Plural for the perceptible natural movement of the air in the environment
Plural for a dream or imagination
Plural for an act or instance of wandering
Plural for a change in temperament or circumstance, especially sudden
Plural for a large group of people with a shared characteristic
Plural for a state of constant movement or fluctuation
Plural for matter, typically organic, that has been accumulated
(line of thought/thinking) Plural for a prescribed way of thinking
Plural for the act of something happening
Plural for a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore
Plural for an interpretation of the nature, scope, or meaning of something
Plural for an idea or impression conveyed by words
Plural for something that is ongoing, advancing or moving forward
Plural for a proclivity for a person, activity or thing
(literally or figuratively) To move or proceed with a given movement or momentum
“To do so would be to drift toward an encyclopaedic enumeration of detail which would never amount to theorization.”
To move away from a fixed point or place
“The revelers would then drift off to enjoy the happy, hippy vibe of the summer day.”
To change the emphasis, direction, or focus of
“After some back and forth, the topic would curiously drift to something else altogether.”
To aimlessly move or drift from place to place
“It seems pretty self-evident that people would drift around until they found someone who spoke their own language.”
(literally or figuratively) To deviate gently from an intended direction or course
“You risk getting lost in the wilderness if you drift too far from the walking trail.”
To accumulate, especially through natural forces
“Snow would drift back as fast as any amount of digging could clear it.”
To move along on the surface of a liquid or in the air
“Planktons is a collective term for a variety of marine and fish water organisms that drift on the ocean or in bodies of freshwater.”
To rise or float into the air
“Then it would drift upwards in one piece, like a ghost on an air current, ready to sail off.”
To spend one's time in an aimless, idle way
To migrate to another country
To move somewhere in a slow and steady way
To stray or lose one's way
(of liquid) To flow from
To talk or express oneself in a rambling manner
To move or cause to move in a rhythmic, flapping motion
To move or glide through the air
(nod off) To fall asleep
To decline or deteriorate, especially gradually
To move through the water in a boat using a paddle or paddles
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