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Drifts Off Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a sign of assent or salutation or command

• the act of nodding the head

verb

• express or signify by nodding

• lower and raise the head, as to indicate assent or agreement or confirmation

• let the head fall forward through drowsiness

• sway gently back and forth, as in a nodding motion

• be almost asleep

95%7Exact Match!
noun

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

verb

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time

39%6 Veers off path
noun

• 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

• a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

• a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

• the pervading meaning or tenor

• a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

verb

• be in motion due to some air or water current

• wander from a direct course or at random

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• vary or move from a fixed point or course

• live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

• move in an unhurried fashion

• cause to be carried by a current

• drive slowly and far afield for grazing

• be subject to fluctuation

• be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current

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New York Times17 Feb 2011 Across 26
New York Times26 Jan 1999 Across 69
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