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drift
noun
1. A bank or pile, as of sand or snow, heaped up by currents of air or water.
2. A drove or herd, especially of swine. See Synonyms at flock1.
3. A general trend or tendency, as of opinion. See Synonyms at tendency.
4. A gradual change in position.
5. A gradual change in the output of a circuit or amplifier.
verb
1. To become driven or carried along (as by a current of water, wind, or air) .
2. To move or float smoothly and effortlessly.
3. To move along a line of least resistance.
4. To move in a random or casual way.
5. To become carried along subject to no guidance or control .
verb-intransitive
1. To be carried along by currents of air or water: a balloon drifting eastward; as the wreckage drifted toward shore.
2. To be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of a current: snow drifting to five feet.
3. To move leisurely or sporadically from place to place, especially without purpose or regular employment: a day laborer, drifting from town to town.
4. To proceed or move unhurriedly and smoothly: drifting among the party guests.
5. To vary from or oscillate randomly about a fixed setting, position, or mode of operation.
verb-transitive
1. To cause to be carried in a current: drifting the logs downstream.
2. To pile up in banks or heaps: Wind drifted the loose straw against the barn.
3. Western U.S. To drive (livestock) slowly or far afield, especially for grazing.
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drift | 9 |
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2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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id | 3 |
if | 5 |
it | 2 |
ti | 2 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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dif | 7 |
dit | 4 |
fid | 7 |
fir | 6 |
fit | 6 |
rid | 4 |
rif | 6 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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dirt | 5 |
frit | 7 |
rift | 7 |
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drift | 9 |