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rift [rifts] (chasm or fissure) noun [UK: rɪft] [US: ˈrɪft] | riftnoun |
rift valley [rift valleys] (graben) noun [UK: rɪft ˈvæ.li] [US: ˈrɪft ˈvæ.li] | (Bokmål) riftdalnoun (Nynorsk) riftdalnoun |
continental drift noun [UK: ˌkɒn.tɪ.ˈnen.tl̩ drɪft] [US: ˌkɑːn.tə.ˈnen.tl̩ ˈdrɪft] | kontinentaldriftnoun |
drift [drifted, drifting, drifts] (to deviate gently from the intended direction of travel) verb [UK: drɪft] [US: ˈdrɪft] | (Bokmål) vandreverb |
drift [drifted, drifting, drifts] (to move haphazardly without any destination) verb [UK: drɪft] [US: ˈdrɪft] | daffeverb |
driftwood (floating piece of wood) noun [UK: ˈdrɪf.twʊd] [US: ˈdrɪf.ˌtwʊd] | rekvednoun |
festschrift (collection published as a memorial or tribute to a scholar) noun [UK: ˈfest.ʃrɪft] [US: ˈfest.ʃrɪft] | festskriftnoun |
snowdrift (bank of snow) noun [UK: ˈsnəʊ.drɪft] [US: ˈsnoʊ.drɪft] | (Bokmål) snøfonnnoun (Nynorsk) snøfonnnoun |
thrift (characteristic of using a minimum of something) noun [UK: θrɪft] [US: ˈθrɪft] | |
thrift shop (shop which sells used goods) noun [UK: θrɪft ʃɒp] [US: ˈθrɪft ˈʃɑːp] | (Bokmål) brukthandelnoun (Nynorsk) brukthandelnoun |
thrifty [thriftier, thriftiest] (given to, or evincing, thrift) adjective [UK: ˈθrɪf.ti] [US: ˈθrɪf.ti] | (Bokmål) sparsommelig, nøysomadjective |