Anagrams of: DFIRST

• 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

• 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

• preceding all others in time or space or degree

• highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections

• the first or highest in an ordering or series

• the first element in a countable series

• the time at which something is supposed to begin

• the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)

• an honours degree of the highest class

• the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

• before anything else

• the initial time

• before another in time, space, or importance

• prominently forward

• serving to begin

• ranking above all others

• serving to set in motion

• A fused mixture of materials used to make glass.

• A similar material used in the manufacture of ceramic beads and small ornaments. (eastern Mediterranean; Bronze and Iron Age)

• A frit fly.

• To add frit to a glass or ceramic mixture

• To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially.

• a gap between cloud masses

• a narrow fissure in rock

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing. Compare marlinespike.

• A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).

• A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.

• A small thick piece of anything.

• A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.

• The penis.

• a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

• a gap between cloud masses

• a narrow fissure in rock

• a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)

• move as if through a sieve

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• check and sort carefully

• distinguish and separate out