Plural of drift
regular plural
The plural of drift is drifts.
Forms of drift
| Singular | drift /dɹɪft/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | drifts /dɹɪfts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Drifts in a sentence
- Many of these ground-layer plants were placed in naturalistic drifts to make it appear as if they were sowing themselves.2012, David L. Culp, The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage, Timber Press, page 168
- It's usually more like four inches, but you get big drifts up towards Rannoch.2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 39
- The snow fence is a guard against drifts.From the entry snow fence
- For the majority of the film, Homer drifts ignobly from whimsical act to mindless doltery.2012, Deirdre M. Pike, Enviro-Toons: Green Themes in Animated Cinema and Television, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, pages 64 and 65. From the entry ignobly
- Is it wrong to harumph when the scent of spitting fat drifts towards your washing line?2009 August 25, Paula Cocozza, “The rules of back-garden etiquette”, in The Guardian. From the entry harumph
Meaning of drift
- noun Anything driven at random.
- noun A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
- noun The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
Questions about the plural of drift
- What is the plural of drift?
- The plural of drift is drifts.
- Is drift countable?
- Drift is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
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