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— English words —
  • drive n. Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination…
  • drive n. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; especially, a forced or hurried dispatch of business.
  • drive n. An act of driving (prompting) game animals forward, to be captured or hunted.
  • drive n. An act of driving (prompting) livestock animals forward, to transport a herd.
  • drive n. (Military) A sustained advance in the face of the enemy to take a strategic objective.
  • drive n. A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.
  • drive n. A trip made in a vehicle (now generally in a motor vehicle).
  • drive n. A driveway.
  • drive n. A type of public roadway.
  • drive n. (Dated) A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared for driving.
  • drive n. (Psychology) Desire or interest.
  • drive n. (Computer hardware) An apparatus for reading and writing data to or from a mass storage device such as a disk.
  • drive n. (Computer hardware) A mass storage device in which the mechanism for reading and writing data is integrated…
  • drive n. (Golf) A stroke made with a driver.
  • drive n. (Baseball, tennis) A ball struck in a flat trajectory.
  • drive n. (Cricket) A type of shot played by swinging the bat in a vertical arc, through the line of the ball…
  • drive n. (Soccer) A straight level shot or pass.
  • drive n. (American football) An offensive possession, generally one consisting of several plays and/ or first…
  • drive n. A charity event such as a fundraiser, bake sale, or toy drive.
  • drive n. (Retail) A campaign aimed at selling more of a certain product, e.g. by offering a discount.
  • drive n. (Typography) An impression or matrix formed by a punch drift.
  • drive n. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to be floated down a river.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of…
  • drive v. (Transitive) To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one’s state of mind.
  • drive v. To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force.
  • drive v. To cause intrinsic motivation through the application or demonstration of force: to impel or urge onward…
  • drive v. (Transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.
  • drive v. (Transitive, intransitive) To direct a vehicle powered by a horse, ox or similar animal.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To cause animals to flee out of.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To move (something) by hitting it with great force.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To cause (a mechanism) to operate.
  • drive v. (Transitive, ergative) To operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle).
  • drive v. (Transitive, slang, aviation) To operate (an aircraft).
  • drive v. (Transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To compel (to do something).
  • drive v. (Transitive) To cause to become.
  • drive v. (Intransitive, cricket, tennis, baseball) To hit the ball with a drive.
  • drive v. (Intransitive) To travel by operating a wheeled motorized vehicle.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To convey (A person, etc.) in a wheeled motorized vehicle.
  • drive v. (Intransitive) To move forcefully.
  • drive v. (Intransitive) To be moved or propelled forcefully (especially of a ship).
  • drive v. (Transitive) To urge, press, or bring to a point or state.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To carry or to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To clear, by forcing away what is contained.
  • drive v. (Mining) To dig horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery or tunnel.
  • drive v. (American football) To put together a drive (N.): to string together offensive plays and advance the…
  • drive v. (Obsolete) To distrain for rent.
  • drive v. (Transitive) To separate the lighter (feathers or down) from the heavier, by exposing them to a current of air.
  • drive v. To be the dominant party in a sex act. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
— Foreign words, define in English —
  • Czech
    • dříve adv. Comparative degree of brzy (“sooner, earlier”).
    • dříve adv. Formerly.
  • Danish
    • drive v. (Transitive) to force, drive, impel (to put in motion).
    • drive v. (Transitive) to run (a business).
    • drive v. (Transitive) to engage in, carry on (an activity or an interest).
    • drive v. (Transitive) to power (to give power to).
    • drive v. (Intransitive) to drift, float (to move slowly).
    • drive n. Drift (a pile of snow).
    • drive n. (Psychology) drive (desire or interest, self-motivation).
    • drive n. (Golf) drive (stroke made with a driver).
  • Norwegian bokmål
  • Norwegian nynorsk
    • drive v. Alternative form of driva.
  • Scots
  • Yola
    • drive v. Alternative form of dhreeve.
— English words, defined in German —
  • drive V. Fahren.
  • drive V. Gezwungen sein etwas zu tun.
  • drive S. Die Reise in einem Automobil.
  • drive S. Die private Verkehrsfläche zwischen der öffentlichen und einem Gebäude.
  • drive S. Die geplante oder organisierte, oft vereinte oder längere Maßnahme.
  • drive S. Die zum Erstreben eines Ziels führende innere Ursache.
— English words, defined in Dutch —
  • drive w. Rijden.
  • drive w. Drijven (iets of iemand voor zich uit doen bewegen).
— English words, defined in French —
  • drive v. (Transitif) Conduire, aller en véhicule, se déplacer aux commandes d’un véhicule automobile.
  • drive v. (Transitif) Conduire, diriger, piloter.
  • drive v. Guider, régler.
  • drive v. (Transitif) Actionner.
  • drive v. (Transitif) Faire avancer.
  • drive v. (Transitif) Enfoncer.
  • drive v. (Transitif) (Sens figuré) Se mettre dans le crâne, s’enfoncer dans le crâne. (définition à préciser…
  • drive v. (Intransitif) Aller, aller en véhicule, se déplacer.
  • drive v. (Intransitif) Rouler.
  • drive v. (Intransitif) Conduire.
  • drive v. (Intransitif) Conduire, diriger, piloter.
  • drive n. Campagne.
  • drive n. Incitation, impulsion.
  • drive n. Pulsion.
  • drive n. Prise.
  • drive n. Propulsion.
  • drive n. (Informatique) Un mécanisme permettant de lire et écrire des données depuis ou vers un périphérique…
  • drive n. (Informatique) (Par métonymie) Périphérique de stockage de masse dans lequel le mécanisme permettant…
  • drive n. (Informatique) Lecteur.
  • drive n. (Royaume-Uni) Voie privée conduisant à un garage ou une maison.
— English words, defined in Spanish —
  • drive v. Arrear.
  • drive v. Conducir, manejar (un vehículo).
  • drive v. Llevar en un vehículo.
  • drive v. Recorrer en un vehículo.
  • drive v. Espantar, ahuyentar.
  • drive v. Impeler, impulsar, mover.
  • drive v. Motivar, incentivar.
  • drive v. Forzar, obligar.
  • drive v. Volver, tornar, convertir en.
  • drive s. Viaje, paseo en vehículo.
  • drive s. Vía, sendero, camino de acceso.
  • drive s. Motivación, empuje, iniciativa.
  • drive s. Milicia. Ataque, acometida.
  • drive s. Psicología. Impulso, instinto, deseo.
  • drive s. Informática. Disquetera.
  • drive s. Informática. Disco.
— English words, defined in Portuguese —
  • drive s. Viagem.
  • drive s. Estrada pública.
  • drive s. Campanha.
  • drive s. Tração.
  • drive s. Impulso.
  • drive s. (Informática) unidade (de entrada e saída em computadores).
  • drive v. Dirigir.
— English words, defined in Italian —
  • drive s. Viaggio, giro.
  • drive s. Impulso.
— In German —
  • Drive S. Golf: der erste Schlag auf einer Spielbahn, der vom Tee geschlagen…
  • Drive S. Tennis: Grundschlag mit der Vor- oder Rückhand, bei dem der…
  • Drive S. Bildungssprachlich: Neigung oder Drang, etwas zu unternehmen…
  • Drive S. Kein Plural, Musik: treibender Rhythmus im Jazz und in der Rockmusik.
  • Drive S. Badminton: Schneller, flacher Ball auf Augenhöhe, knapp über…
— In Dutch —
  • drive n. (Badminton) snelle, horizontale slag die laag over het net gespeeld wordt.
  • drive n. Motivatie om iets te doen.
  • drive n. (Informatica) (harde) schijf of gelijkwaardige geheugenunit.
— In French —
  • drive n.m. (France) (Anglicisme) (Commerce) Zone où il est possible…
  • drive n.m. (France) (Anglicisme) (Commerce) Zone où il est possible…
  • drive n.m. (Golf) Coup porté avec un club de golf de type driver.
  • drive n.m. (France) (Anglicisme) (Informatique) Synonyme de cloud.
  • drive n. (Canada) (Anglicisme) Motivation, dynamisme.
  • drive n.f. (Équitation) Conduite, pilotage d’un cheval de trot dans…
  • drive v. Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de driver.
  • drive v. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de driver.
  • drive v. Première personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de driver.
  • drive v. Troisième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de driver.
  • drive v. Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de driver.
  • drivé v. Participe passé masculin singulier de driver.
— In Portuguese —
  • drive s. (Estrangeirismo e Informática) ver unidade.
— In Italian —
  • drive s. (Sport) nel tennis il colpo dato con la racchetta a mano aperta.
  • drive s. (Forestierismo) (elettronica) (informatica) (tecnologia)…
298 English words from 71 English definitions

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76 English words from 76 foreign definitions

Arrear auf automobile aux Badminton Ball Campagne Canada cheval cloud club Commerce con Coup dans dato dem der des die Disco données driver entrada est Faire France garage giro golf Guider het impulsion Incitation Jazz lire mano masculin Motivation mover net oft over Par paseo passé pilotage piloter Plural possible Première Prise private Propulsion Pulsion Rhythmus Schlag Schneller sein Sens slag Sport stockage Synonyme Tee tennis trot tun type und Uni ver vers vom Vor Zone

2 foreign words from 71 English definitions

driva made␣in

175 foreign words from 76 foreign definitions

acceso acometida Actionner ahuyentar aller a␣mano Anglicisme aperta Ataque Augenhöhe Automobil avancer avec bei bewegen Bildungssprachlich camino Campanha colpo commandes computadores Conducir Conduire conduisant Conduite convertir crâne de␣entrada définition de␣masse déplacer depuis deseo Deuxième Deuxième␣personne diriger Dirigir Disquetera doen Drang Drijven dynamisme écrire einem einer eines elettronica empuje enfoncer en␣véhicule Équitation erste Erstreben Espantar Estrada Estrangeirismo etwas Fahren figuré flacher Forestierismo Forzar führende Gebäude geplante geschlagen gespeeld Gezwungen harde horizontale iemand iets il␣est Impeler impératif impulsar Impulso incentivar indicatif informatica Informatique iniciativa innere instinto Intransitif Kein knapp laag längere Lecteur lequel Llevar Maßnahme maison manejar masse mécanisme métonymie mettre mettre␣dans␣le␣crâne Milicia mit Motivación Motivar Motivatie Musik Neigung nel obligar oder öffentlichen organisierte Participe Participe␣passé périphérique permettant personne porté préciser Première␣personne présent privée Psicología pública racchetta Recorrer régler Reise Rijden Rockmusik Rouler Royaume Royaume-Uni saída schijf Schlag␣auf se␣déplacer Se␣mettre Se␣mettre␣dans␣le␣crâne sendero s’enfoncer Sens␣figuré singulier snelle subjonctif subjonctif␣présent tecnologia tornar Tração Transitif treibender Troisième Troisième␣personne über uit une unidade unternehmen Ursache véhicule vehículo vereinte Vía Viagem Viaggio Viaje Voie Volver voor Vor- wordt zich Ziels zum zwischen

170 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

drived drivee drivel driven driver Driver drives drive␣at driveby drive-by drive␣by drivees drive-in drive␣in drivels drivers Drivers drivest driveth drivebys drive-bys drive␣bys drive-ins driveled driveler drive-off drive␣off drive␣out driverly driveway driveable driveaway drive␣away drivebelt drivebolt drive␣down drivehead drive␣home drivelers driveless drivelike driveline driveling drivelled driveller drivelous driven␣off drive-offs drive␣offs drivepipe +120 words

287 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

L-driver bedrivel bedriven bedrives CD␣drives codriven codriver codrives indriven L-drivers Mad␣River MD␣drives midriver MO␣drives on␣drives oxdriver redriven Red␣River redrives todriven undriven bedrivels bus␣driver cabdriver cab␣driver codrivers Dead␣River DVD␣drives Gold␣River Hood␣River log␣drives misdriven misdrives nondriven non-driven nondriver non-driver off␣drives outdriven outdrives oxdrivers pen-driver pen␣drives rumdriver sex␣drives toy␣drives wardriven wardriver wardrives wild␣river +237 words

125 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

bedrive CD␣drive codrive MD␣drive MO␣drive on␣drive redrive todrive DVD␣drive fordrive let␣drive log␣drive misdrive off␣drive outdrive pen␣drive sex␣drive toy␣drive USB␣drive wardrive war-drive Zip␣drive belt-drive belt␣drive Dean␣drive disc␣drive disk␣drive feed␣drive food␣drive game␣drive gene␣drive harddrive hard␣drive jumpdrive jump␣drive line␣drive overdrive piledrive self-drive stardrive star-drive star␣drive tapedrive tape␣drive test-drive test␣drive warp␣drive withdrive worm␣drive WORM␣drive +75 words

8 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

DRI D.R.I. ive Ive -ive I've rive Rive

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

VIR -vir Vir. -vir-

5 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

deriv. diver rived Verdi vired

32 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

avider cervid derive dérive dervis devoir diverb divers divert drevil drived drivee drivel driven driver Driver drives fervid mirved prived reived revied rieved varied verbid verdin Verdin verdit vidder Vidler Virden voider

29 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

Deri derv Devi dier Dier dire dive drie Ider IDer I'd've ired Irve iver Iver Reid rev'd Revd. ride rive Rive RVed RV'ed verd vide vidê vied vier vire

7 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

drave Drave dreve -drine drite driue drove

4 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

dive drie rive Rive

3 epenthesis (New words found when adding only one letter.)

derive dérive drivee


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