drift : Idioms & Phrases

• noun the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)
  

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• . See Sea anchor, and also Drag sail, under Drag, n.

Webster 1913

• verb lose personal contact over time
  drift apart.
  
  • The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married

WordNet

• verb lose personal contact over time
  drift apart.
  
  • The two women, who had been roommates in college, drifted apart after they got married

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• (Geol.), the glacial epoch.

Webster 1913

• noun masses of ice floating in the open sea
  

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• noun a large fishnet supported by floats; it drifts with the current
  

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• a kind of fishing net.

Webster 1913

• (O. Eng. Law), an examination or view of the cattle in a forest, in order to see whose they are, whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or not the forest is surcharged.

Webster 1913

• verb change from a waking to a sleeping state
  drowse off; flake out; drop off; nod off; dope off; fall asleep; doze off.
  
  • he always falls asleep during lectures

WordNet

• . Same as Drag sail. See under Drag, n.

Webster 1913

• (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder drift.

Webster 1913

• (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift, following or seeking the ore without regard to regular grade or section. Raymond.

Webster 1913

• drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand.

Webster 1913