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[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) skafl2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) hugsanagangur, merking2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) reka; fjúka2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) láta reka á reiðanum, slæpast•- drifter- driftwood
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driven snow — /drɪvən ˈsnoʊ/ (say drivuhn snow) noun snow which has piled up, usually under the force of the wind …
pure as the driven snow — phrase completely pure, often used for suggesting the opposite I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow. Thesaurus: morally good or correctsynonym Main entry: pure … Useful english dictionary
as pure as the driven snow — Meaning Origin Shakespearian, although it doesn t appear in that form in any of his writing. Shakespeare used snow as a symbol for purity and whiteness in several plays. In The Winter s Tale Autolycus: Lawn as white as driven snow. In Macbeth… … Meaning and origin of phrases
be as pure as the driven snow — to be morally good. How dare he criticize me for having an affair? He s not exactly as pure as the driven snow himself … New idioms dictionary
pure as the driven snow — completely pure, often used for suggesting the opposite I hardly think she was as pure as the driven snow … English dictionary
as clean as the driven snow — as clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnow f9 idiom extremely clean, pure, etc. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
as pure as the driven snow — as clean, pure, etc. as the driven ˈsnow f9 idiom extremely clean, pure, etc. Main entry: ↑snowidiom … Useful english dictionary
driven — [driv′ən] vt., vi. pp. of DRIVE adj. 1. moved along and piled up by the wind [driven snow] 2. having or caused to act or function by a sense of urgency or compulsion [a driven person] … English World dictionary
as pure as driven snow — innocent, pure and clean as is freshly fallen snow … English contemporary dictionary
as white as driven snow — very white; innocent, pure and clean as is freshly fallen snow … English contemporary dictionary
snow — Synonyms and related words: Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, accord, administer, afford, alabaster, allot, allow, amphetamine, amphetamine sulfate, avalanche, award, bamboozle, beguile … Moby Thesaurus
