noun

1. DRIFT, a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
2. DRIFT, the pervading meaning or tenor
3. DRIFT, a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
4. DRIFT, a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
5. DRIFT, a force that moves something along
6. DRIFT, the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
7. DRIFT, a process of linguistic change over a period of time
8. DRIFT, a slow and gradual movement or change from one place, condition, etc., to another
9. DRIFT, a large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind
10. DRIFT, the general or basic meaning of something said or written

verb

1. DRIFT, be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
2. DRIFT, be subject to fluctuation
3. DRIFT, drive slowly and far afield for grazing
4. DRIFT, cause to be carried by a current
5. DRIFT, move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
6. DRIFT, be in motion due to some air or water current
7. DRIFT, move in an unhurried fashion
8. DRIFT, wander from a direct course or at random
9. DRIFT, live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
10. DRIFT, vary or move from a fixed point or course
11. DRIFT, to move slowly on water, wind, etc.
12. DRIFT, to form a pile by being blown by the wind : to form a drift
13. DRIFT, to move smoothly or easily in a way that is not planned or guided

1. the slow drift of the clouds
2. As she got older, you could observe a drift in her writing towards more serious subjects.
3. the government's drift towards a centralization of power
4. The boat slowly drifted out to sea.
5. The clouds drifted across the sky.
6. The snow drifted against the side of the house.