n. 25B6; verb
his raft drifted down the river : BE CARRIED, be borne; float, bob, waft, meander.
the guests drifted away : WANDER, meander, stray, potter, dawdle; Brit. informal mooch.
don't allow your attention to drift : STRAY, digress, deviate, diverge, veer, get sidetracked.
snow drifted over the path : PILE UP, bank up, heap up, accumulate, gather, amass.
25B6; noun
a drift from the country to urban areas : MOVEMENT, shift, flow, transfer, relocation, gravitation.
the pilot had not noticed any drift : DEVIATION, digression.
he caught the drift of her thoughts : GIST, essence, meaning, sense, substance, significance; thrust, import, tenor; implication, intention; direction, course.
a drift of deep snow : PILE, heap, bank, mound, mass, accumulation.