| drift | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. drift, impetus, impulsion | a force that moves something along. |
| ~ force | (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity.; "force equals mass times acceleration" |
| n. (process) | 2. drift | the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane). |
| ~ aeroplane, airplane, plane | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets.; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" |
| ~ ship | a vessel that carries passengers or freight. |
| ~ leeway | (of a ship or plane) sideways drift. |
| ~ natural action, natural process, action, activity | a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings).; "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
| n. (process) | 3. drift | a process of linguistic change over a period of time. |
| ~ melioration | the linguistic process in which over a period of time a word grows more positive in connotation or more elevated in meaning. |
| ~ linguistic process | a process involved in human language. |
| n. (object) | 4. drift | a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents. |
| ~ drumlin | a mound of glacial drift. |
| ~ mass | a body of matter without definite shape.; "a huge ice mass" |
| ~ snowdrift | a mass of snow heaped up by the wind. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. drift, movement, trend | a general tendency to change (as of opinion).; "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right" |
| ~ inclination, tendency, disposition | an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others.; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict" |
| ~ evolutionary trend | a general direction of evolutionary change. |
| ~ gravitation | a figurative movement toward some attraction.; "the gravitation of the middle class to the suburbs" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. drift, purport | the pervading meaning or tenor.; "caught the general drift of the conversation" |
| ~ tenor, strain | the general meaning or substance of an utterance.; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument" |
| n. (artifact) | 7. drift, gallery, heading | a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine.; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" |
| ~ mining, excavation | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth. |
| ~ passageway | a passage between rooms or between buildings. |
| v. (motion) | 8. be adrift, blow, drift, float | 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" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ float | move lightly, as if suspended.; "The dancer floated across the stage" |
| ~ waft | be driven or carried along, as by the air.; "Sounds wafted into the room" |
| ~ tide | be carried with the tide. |
| ~ drift | cause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream" |
| ~ stream | to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind.; "their manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind" |
| v. (motion) | 9. drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, ramble, range, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
| v. (motion) | 10. cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ maunder | wander aimlessly. |
| ~ gad, gallivant, jazz around | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure. |
| ~ drift, err, stray | wander from a direct course or at random.; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" |
| ~ wander | go via an indirect route or at no set pace.; "After dinner, we wandered into town" |
| v. (stative) | 11. drift | vary or move from a fixed point or course.; "stock prices are drifting higher" |
| ~ drift | be subject to fluctuation.; "The stock market drifted upward" |
| ~ vary | be subject to change in accordance with a variable.; "Prices vary"; "His moods vary depending on the weather" |
| v. (stative) | 12. drift, freewheel | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely.; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" |
| ~ drift | move in an unhurried fashion.; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests" |
| ~ subsist, exist, survive, live | support oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day" |
| v. (motion) | 13. drift | move in an unhurried fashion.; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests" |
| ~ circulate | move around freely.; "She circulates among royalty" |
| ~ freewheel, drift | live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely.; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" |
| v. (motion) | 14. drift | cause to be carried by a current.; "drift the boats downstream" |
| ~ float | set afloat.; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" |
| ~ be adrift, drift, float, blow | 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" |
| v. (contact) | 15. drift | drive slowly and far afield for grazing.; "drift the cattle herds westwards" |
| ~ pasture, graze, crop | let feed in a field or pasture or meadow. |
| v. (change) | 16. drift | be subject to fluctuation.; "The stock market drifted upward" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ drift | vary or move from a fixed point or course.; "stock prices are drifting higher" |
| v. (change) | 17. drift | be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current.; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow" |
| ~ amass, conglomerate, cumulate, pile up, accumulate, gather | collect or gather.; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" |
| wash | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. wash | a thin coat of water-base paint. |
| ~ blackwash | a wash that colors a surface black. |
| ~ calcimine | a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings. |
| ~ color wash, colour wash | a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment. |
| ~ water-base paint | paint in which water is used as the vehicle. |
| ~ whitewash | wash consisting of lime and size in water; used for whitening walls and other surfaces. |
| n. (act) | 2. lavation, wash, washing | the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water). |
| ~ washup, bathing | the act of washing yourself (or another person). |
| ~ ablution | the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels. |
| ~ dishwashing, washup | the act of washing dishes. |
| ~ washing-up | the washing of dishes etc after a meal. |
| ~ window-washing | the activity of washing windows. |
| ~ rinse | washing lightly without soap. |
| ~ soak, soaking | washing something by allowing it to soak. |
| ~ rinsing, rinse | the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing. |
| ~ work | activity directed toward making or doing something.; "she checked several points needing further work" |
| ~ laundering | washing clothes and bed linens. |
| n. (object) | 3. dry wash, wash | the dry bed of an intermittent stream (as at the bottom of a canyon). |
| ~ western united states, west | the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River. |
| ~ creek bed, streambed | a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream. |
| n. (process) | 4. wash, washout | the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway).; "from the house they watched the washout of their newly seeded lawn by the water" |
| ~ rain-wash | the washing away of soil or other loose material by rain. |
| ~ soil erosion | the washing away of soil by the flow of water. |
| n. (phenomenon) | 5. airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash | the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller. |
| ~ flow | any uninterrupted stream or discharge. |
| n. (artifact) | 6. wash, wash drawing | a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other. |
| ~ watercolor, water-color, water-colour, watercolour | a painting produced with watercolors. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. laundry, wash, washables, washing | garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering. |
| ~ garment | an article of clothing.; "garments of the finest silk" |
| ~ household linen, white goods | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth. |
| n. (act) | 8. wash | any enterprise in which losses and gains cancel out.; "at the end of the year the accounting department showed that it was a wash" |
| ~ business activity, commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| v. (contact) | 9. rinse, wash | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ wash off, wash away, wash out, wash | remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" |
| ~ elute | wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography. |
| ~ swear out, process, serve | deliver a warrant or summons to someone.; "He was processed by the sheriff" |
| ~ launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ wash | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals). |
| v. (body) | 10. lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.; "The cat washes several times a day" |
| ~ sponge down | wash with a sponge. |
| ~ scrub up, scrub | wash thoroughly.; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation" |
| ~ gargle, rinse | rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash.; "gargle with this liquid" |
| ~ shampoo | use shampoo on (hair). |
| ~ hush | wash by removing particles.; "Wash ores" |
| v. (contact) | 11. launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ water-wash | wash with water. |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| ~ wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt.; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" |
| ~ powerwash, pressure-wash | wash before painting to remove old paint and mildew.; "pressure-wash the house" |
| ~ suds | wash in suds. |
| ~ rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt. |
| ~ cradle | wash in a cradle.; "cradle gold" |
| ~ stone-wash, stonewash | wash with stones to achieve a worn appearance.; "stonewash blue jeans" |
| ~ hand-wash, handwash | wash or launder by hand instead of with a machine.; "This delicate sweater must be handwashed" |
| ~ machine-wash, machine wash | wash by machine.; "Can these shirts be machine-washed?" |
| ~ acid-wash | wash with acid so as to achieve a bleached look.; "acid-wash blue jeans" |
| ~ wash | be capable of being washed.; "Does this material wash?" |
| v. (motion) | 12. wash | move by or as if by water.; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" |
| ~ wash | form by erosion.; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (stative) | 13. wash | be capable of being washed.; "Does this material wash?" |
| ~ launder, wash | cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water.; "Wash the towels, please!" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (stative) | 14. wash | admit to testing or proof.; "This silly excuse won't wash in traffic court" |
| ~ stand | be in effect; be or remain in force.; "The law stands!" |
| v. (contact) | 15. wash | separate dirt or gravel from (precious minerals). |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ separate | divide into components or constituents.; "Separate the wheat from the chaff" |
| ~ rinse, rinse off | wash off soap or remaining dirt. |
| ~ pan off, pan, pan out | wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals. |
| v. (contact) | 16. wash | apply a thin coating of paint, metal, etc., to. |
| ~ whitewash | cover with whitewash.; "whitewash walls" |
| ~ cover | provide with a covering or cause to be covered.; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
| v. (change) | 17. wash, wash away, wash off, wash out | remove by the application of water or other liquid and soap or some other cleaning agent.; "he washed the dirt from his coat"; "The nurse washed away the blood"; "Can you wash away the spots on the windows?"; "he managed to wash out the stains" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ wash, rinse | clean with some chemical process. |
| ~ wash out | wash free from unwanted substances, such as dirt.; "Wash out your dirty shirt in the sink" |
| v. (change) | 18. wash | form by erosion.; "The river washed a ravine into the mountainside" |
| ~ eat away, erode, fret | remove soil or rock.; "Rain eroded the terraces" |
| ~ wash | move by or as if by water.; "The swollen river washed away the footbridge" |
| v. (change) | 19. dampen, moisten, wash | make moist.; "The dew moistened the meadows" |
| ~ wet | cause to become wet.; "Wet your face" |
| ~ humidify, moisturise, moisturize | make (more) humid.; "We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house" |
| ~ baste | cover with liquid before cooking.; "baste a roast" |
| v. (change) | 20. lap, lave, wash | wash or flow against.; "the waves laved the shore" |
| ~ flow | cover or swamp with water. |
| v. (body) | 21. wash | to cleanse (itself or another animal) by licking.; "The cat washes several times a day" |
| ~ cleanse, clean | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing.; "clean up before you see your grandparents"; "clean your fingernails before dinner" |
| ~ lave, wash | cleanse (one's body) with soap and water. |
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