Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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drift | Yes | No | Yes | No |
plane | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
drift (noun) | plane (noun) |
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a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine | a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood |
the pervading meaning or tenor | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets |
a general tendency to change (as of opinion) | a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood |
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape |
a force that moves something along | a level of existence or development |
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane) | |
a process of linguistic change over a period of time |
drift (adjective) | plane (adjective) |
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having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another |
drift (verb) | plane (verb) |
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be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current | cut or remove with or as if with a plane |
be subject to fluctuation | make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane |
drive slowly and far afield for grazing | travel on the surface of water |
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment | |
be in motion due to some air or water current | |
wander from a direct course or at random | |
move in an unhurried fashion | |
cause to be carried by a current | |
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | |
vary or move from a fixed point or course |