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Driftage
- noun - the deviation (by a vessel or aircraft) from its intended course due to drifting
Drifters
- noun - a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
Drifting
- verb - aimless wandering from place to place
- 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"
- be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
- be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
- cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
- continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
- drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
- live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
- move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in sea
Driftnet
- unknown - Gill nets that are allowed to float near the surface of the water.
Driftpin
- - A smooth drift. See Drift, n., 9.
Driftway
- - A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle.
Drill In
- verb - teach by drills and repetition
Drilling
- verb - learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool; "don't drill here, there's a gas pipe"; "drill a hole into the wall"; "drill for oil"; "carpenter bees are boring holes into the wall"
- teach by repetition
- the act of drilling
- the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
- train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- undergo military training or do military exercises
Drink In
- verb - be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage"
Drink Up
- verb - drink to the last drop; "drink up--there''s more wine coming"
- drink to the last drop; "drink up--there's more wine coming"