drifts >> /drɪft/
Definition: [verb] Be carried slowly by a current of air or water.
Example: the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream
Definition: [verb] (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind.
Example: fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters
Definition: [noun] A continuous slow movement from one place to another.
Example: there was a drift to the towns
Definition: [noun] The general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks.
Example: maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift
Definition: [noun] A large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind.
Example: four sheep were dug out of the drift
Definition: [noun] A horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam.
Example: the drift led to another smaller ore chamber
Definition: [noun] An act of driving cattle or sheep.
Definition: [noun] A ford.
Example: Namibia Construction is building an 800 metre bridge which will elevate the road above the two drifts that have caused wash-outs in past rainy seasons.