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drilling
  • n  the act of drilling
  • n  the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum
  • v  make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  • v  train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
  • v  learn by repetition
  • v  teach by repetition
  • v  undergo military training or do military exercises
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drift
  • n  a force that moves something along
  • n  the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
  • n  a process of linguistic change over a period of time
  • n  a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
  • n  a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
  • n  the pervading meaning or tenor
    caught the general drift of the conversation
  • n  a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
    they dug a drift parallel with the vein
  • v  be in motion due to some air or water current
    the boat drifted on the lake
    The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
    the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
  • v  wander from a direct course or at random
    don't drift from the set course
  • v  move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    the laborers drift from one town to the next
  • v  vary or move from a fixed point or course
    stock prices are drifting higher
  • v  live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
    My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
  • v  move in an unhurried fashion
    The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests
  • v  cause to be carried by a current
    drift the boats downstream
  • v  drive slowly and far afield for grazing
    drift the cattle herds westwards
  • v  be subject to fluctuation
    The stock market drifted upward
  • v  be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
    snow drifting several feet high
    sand drifting like snow
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