drift :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (7)

drift

n. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

drift

n. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

drift

n. a process of linguistic change over a period of time

purport

n. the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"

trend

n. a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

impulsion, impetus

n. a force that moves something along

Verbs (19)

waft, be driven

v. be carried along

blow, float, be adrift

v. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

stray, err

v. wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

freewheel, live freely, live irresponsibly

v. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

cast, ramble, swan, stray, range, vagabond, wander, roam, rove

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (154)

hill, hills

n. a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"

impulsion, impetus, drift

n. a force that moves something along

accumulation, accretion

n. an increase by natural growth or addition

substance, sense, meaning

n. the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"

content, mental object

n. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

motif, theme

n. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"

matter, issue, subject, topic

n. some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"

discharge, spark, arc, electric discharge

n. electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field

drift

n. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

sail, sweep

v. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

stream, float in the wind

v. to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

miss

v. fail to reach or get to; "She missed her train"

sail, sweep

v. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions; "The diva swept into the room"; "Shreds of paper sailed through the air"; "The searchlights swept across the sky"

misconduct, mismanage, mishandle

v. manage badly or incompetently; "The funds were mismanaged"

sail

v. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water); "We sailed the Atlantic"; "He sailed the Pacific all alone"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

buffet, batter, knock against, knock about

v. strike against forcefully; "Winds buffeted the tent"

beat, flap

v. move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

beat, flap

v. move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

fling

v. move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

wave, flap, undulate

v. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

wave, curl, form into curls

v. twist or roll into coils or ringlets; "curl my hair, please"

fan

v. agitate the air

reach, extend, reach out

v. move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"

trip, travel, jaunt, take trips, make a trip, take a trip

v. make a trip for pleasure

amble, mosey

v. walk leisurely

saunter, stroll

v. walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

promenade, stroll

v. take a walk

coast

v. move effortlessly; by force of gravity

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle

v. wander from a direct or straight course

move apart, diverge, draw apart

v. move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here"

flit, flutter, dart, fleet

v. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"

fluster

v. be flustered; behave in a confused manner

hover, levitate

v. be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; "The guru claimed that he could levitate"

pitch, incline, slope

v. be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"

stray, digress, divagate, wander

v. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

spread, broadcast, propagate, circulate, disperse, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, diffuse, pass around

v. cause to become widely known; "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"

hit, make, reach, gain, get to, arrive at, attain, get through to

v. reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"

deviate, divert

v. turn aside; turn away from

march, hike

v. walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise; "We were hiking in Colorado"; "hike the Rockies"

shlep, traipse

v. walk or tramp about

bend, deflect, turn away

v. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest

twist, turn in the opposite direction

v. turn in the opposite direction; "twist one's head"

amble, mosey

v. walk leisurely