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plane vs drift

drift vs plane

plane and drift both are nouns.

plane is an adjective but drift is not an adjective.

plane and drift both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plane Yes Yes Yes No
drift Yes No Yes No
plane (noun) drift (noun)
a carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping wood a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets the pervading meaning or tenor
a power tool for smoothing or shaping wood a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
a level of existence or development a force that moves something along
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
plane (adjective) drift (adjective)
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
plane (verb) drift (verb)
cut or remove with or as if with a plane be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane be subject to fluctuation
travel on the surface of water drive slowly and far afield for grazing
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
Difference between plane and drift

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