All drift synonyms
drift
D d verb drift
- hover β to hang fluttering or suspended in the air: The helicopter hovered over the building.
- stray β to deviate from the direct course, leave the proper place, or go beyond the proper limits, especially without a fixed course or purpose; ramble: to stray from the main road.
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- dance β If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
- flit β to move lightly and swiftly; fly, dart, or skim along: bees flitting from flower to flower.
- ride β to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- float β to rest or remain on the surface of a liquid; be buoyant: The hollow ball floated.
- flow β to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- waft β to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: The gentle breeze wafted the sound of music to our ears.
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- wash β to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- slide β to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
- sail β an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- meander β to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- amble β When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
- wander β to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- stroll β to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk: to stroll along the beach.
- amass β If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- aim β If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- flicker β to burn unsteadily; shine with a wavering light: The candle flickered in the wind and went out.
- gallivant β to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
- flitter β a fritter or pancake.
- tend β to attend by action, care, etc. (usually followed by to).
- gather β to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops.
- muck β moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- coast β The coast is an area of land that is next to the sea.
- mosey β to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- scud β to run or move quickly or hurriedly.
- malinger β to pretend illness, especially in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work, etc.
- skim β to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- accumulate β When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- gad β to move restlessly or aimlessly from one place to another: to gad about.
- saunter β to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll: sauntering through the woods.
- gravitate β to move or tend to move under the influence of gravitational force.
- glide β to move smoothly and continuously along, as if without effort or resistance, as a flying bird, a boat, or a skater.
- go with the flow β take a relaxed approach
noun drift
- gist β the main or essential part of a matter: What was the gist of his speech?
- meaning β what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word.
- point β a fraction whose denominator is some power of 10, usually indicated by a dot (decimal point or point) written before the numerator: as 0.4 = 4/10; 0.126 = 126/1000.
- sense β any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- idea β any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- implication β implies
- theme β a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic: The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
- progression β the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- tendency β a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.
- design β When someone designs a garment, building, machine, or other object, they plan it and make a detailed drawing of it from which it can be built or made.
- direction β the act or an instance of directing.
- import β to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
- intention β an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result.
- object β anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form.