Drift
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse. A place, also known as a ford, along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit oxen or sheep to be driven to the opposite side. Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting. The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim. That which is driven, forced, or urged along Anything driven at random. A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of snow, of ice, of sand, and the like. A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments. A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the agency of ice. In South Africa, a ford in a river. A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach. A tool used in driving down compactly the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework. A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong projectiles. A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel. The distance through which a current flows in a given time. The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting. The distance to which a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes. The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece. The distance between the two blocks of a tackle. The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven. A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler. Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach. The material left behind by the retreat of continental glaciers, which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys. A horizontal passage in a mine.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To move slowly, pushed by currents of water, air, etc. To move haphazardly without any destination. To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
Example sentence: To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.
Movement
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Physical motion between points in space.For a clockwork, a clock, or a watch, a device that cuts time in equal portions.The impression of motion in an artwork, painting, novel etc.A trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsA large division of a larger composition.An instance of an aircraft taking off or landing.The deviation of a pitch from ballistic flight.An act of emptying the bowels.
Example sentence: Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.