adrift
Use Adrift in a sentence
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To adrift
Collins
World English Dictionary
adrift (əˈdrɪft) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| 1. | floating without steering or mooring; drifting |
| 2. | without purpose; aimless |
| 3. | informal off course or amiss: the project went adrift |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Adrift
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Still, a handful of reef tourists have found themselves adrift since then.
They claim that environmental groups are politically adrift and dreadfully out of touch.
But many have found themselves adrift, living on welfare, with no real prospect for a professional future.
Most, however, found themselves adrift and woefully unprepared to shape new lives.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
