adrift
(adjective) afloat on the surface of a body of water; “after the storm the boats were adrift”
adrift
(adverb) off course, wandering aimlessly; “there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift”
adrift
(adverb) floating freely; not anchored; “the boat was set adrift”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adrift (comparative more adrift, superlative most adrift)
Floating at random.
(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.
(chiefly, UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.
adrift (comparative more adrift, superlative most adrift)
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
• Tardif
Source: Wiktionary
A*drift", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]
Definition: Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig. So on the sea shall be set adrift. Dryden. Were from their daily labor turned adrift. Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
