[{"word":"drifts","phonetic":"/dɹɪfts/","phonetics":[{"text":"/dɹɪfts/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(physical) Movement; that which moves or is moved.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(handiwork) A tool.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Movement.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Slow, cumulative change.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"genetic drift"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The balloon was drifting in the breeze."},{"definition":"To move haphazardly without any destination.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He drifted from town to town, never settling down."},{"definition":"To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This car tends to drift left at high speeds."},{"definition":"To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To drive into heaps.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A current of wind drifts snow or sand"},{"definition":"To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Snow or sand drifts."},{"definition":"To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drift","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/drifts"]}]