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| drift |
to cause to drift; drive into piles. [2/11 definitions] |
| float |
to rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking, or drift in a gas such as air without falling. [1/4 definitions] |
| lapse |
to drift slowly or gradually into or out of a state or mental condition. [1/9 definitions] |
| leeway |
in nautical or aeronautical terminology, the drift of a ship or plane from its normal course to a leeward position. [1/2 definitions] |
| plate |
a tectonic plate, any of the several segments of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move in relation to one another causing such phenomena as continental drift and volcanic eruptions. [1/10 definitions] |
| plate tectonics |
(used with a sing. verb) the geologic theory that the earth's crust consists of several independent plates floating on semiliquid magma, whose constant motion is the cause of continental drift, volcanic eruption, and the like. |
| snowbank |
a mound or drift of snow. |
| stray |
to wander away or drift in thought. [1/4 definitions] |
| tectonic plate |
any of the several segments of Earth's crust and upper mantle that move in relation to one another causing such phenomena as continental drift and volcanic eruptions. |
| tenor |
the meaning or general sense of something spoken or written; purport; drift. [1/7 definitions] |
| tide |
something like this in its rising and falling current, or drift. [1/3 definitions] |
| trail |
to drift or float away. [1/13 definitions] |
| waft |
to float or be carried in air or on water; drift. [1/6 definitions] |
| wet fly |
an artificial fishing fly designed to drift below the surface of the water. |
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