- Types Of Speech
- You can use drive as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Drive
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters d, e, i, r, and v, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter i. Drive starts with a consonant and ends with a vowel with the starting letters d, dr, dri, driv, and the ending characters are e, ve, ive, rive, ..
- Definition
- The act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Drive is set as a kindergarten word that starts with d, ends with e, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is drive a scrabble word? A 9 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Drive in Pig Latin is said as "ivedray or ivedrway".
- Unigram
- d | r | i | v | e
- Bigram
- dr | ri | iv | ve
- Trigram
- dri | riv | ive
- Quadrigram
- driv | rive
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of applying force to propel something;
"after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" - a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else;
"he took the family for a drive in his new car" - the act of driving a herd of animals overland
- (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
- hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver;
"he sliced his drive out of bounds" - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end;
"he supported populist campaigns";
"they worked in the cause of world peace";
"the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant";
"the movement to end slavery";
"contributed to - a wide scenic road planted with trees;
"the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" - a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine;
"a variable speed drive permitted operation through a range of speeds" - (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium
- a road leading up to a private house;
"they parked in the driveway" - the trait of being highly motivated;
"his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" - a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
- Verb Examples
- move into a desired direction of discourse;
"What are you driving at?" - hunting: chase from cover into more open ground;
"drive the game" - hunting: search for game;
"drive the forest" - cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling;
"The amplifier drives the tube";
"steam drives the engines";
"this device drives the disks for the computer" - excavate horizontally;
"drive a tunnel" - hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically;
"drive a ball" - strike with a driver, as in teeing off;
"drive a golfball" - cause to move back by force or influence;
"repel the enemy";
"push back the urge to smoke";
"beat back the invaders" - cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
"drive the ball far out into the field" - push, propel, or press with force;
"drive a nail into the wall" - force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically;
"She rammed her mind into focus";
"He drives me mad" - compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment;
"She finally drove him to change jobs" - travel or be transported in a vehicle;
"We drove to the university every morning";
"They motored to London for the theater" - proceed along in a vehicle;
"We drive the turnpike to work" - operate or control a vehicle;
"drive a car or bus";
"Can you drive this four-wheel truck?" - urge forward;
"drive the cows into the barn" - cause someone or something to move by driving;
"She drove me to school every day";
"We drove the car to the garage" - move by being propelled by a force;
"The car drove around the corner" - strive and make an effort to reach a goal;
"She tugged for years to make a decent living";
"We have to push a little to make the deadline!";
"She is driving away at her doctoral thesis" - work as a driver;
"He drives a bread truck";
"She drives for the taxi company in Newark" - to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly;
"She is driven by her passion" - have certain properties when driven;
"This car rides smoothly";
"My new truck drives well"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| About | (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct "lasted approximately an hour" "in just about a minute" "he''s about 30 years old" "I''ve had about all I can stand" "we meet about once a month" "some forty people came" "weighs around a hundre |
| Acceleration | the act of accelerating increasing the speed |
| Accelerator | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
| Accelerator Pedal | |
| Accent | a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation |
| Accomplish | put in effect "carry out a task" "execute the decision of the people" "He actioned the operation" |
| Acedia | apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
| Action | something done (usually as opposed to something said) "there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions" |
| Activate | make active or more active "activate an old file" |
| Activity | any specific activity "they avoided all recreational activity" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Drive
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Drive | the act of applying force to propel something "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| Diver | large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back related to the grebes |
| Verdi | Italian operatic composer (1813-1901) |
View English words with the unique letters used in drive. Words With The Letters Deirv
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beat Back | |
| Drive | the act of applying force to propel something "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| Force Back | |
| Hurl | a violent throw |
| Hurtle | throw forcefully |
| Lunge | the act of moving forward suddenly |
| Push Back | |
| Repel | reject outright and bluntly "She snubbed his proposal" |
| Repulse | an instance of driving away or warding off |
| Thrust | the act of applying force to propel something "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actuation | the act of propelling |
| Propulsion | the act of propelling |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Firewall | the application of maximum thrust; "he slammed the throttle to the firewall" |
| Impetus | the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| Impulse | the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| Impulsion | the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Yes | No |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drive (5 letters) | 9 | 10 | drive | ||
| Diver (5 letters) | 9 | 10 | drive | ||
| Cervid (6 letters) | 12 +3 | 14 +4 | cervid | ||
| Driver (6 letters) | 10 +1 | 11 +1 | deirrv | ||
| Divider (7 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | divider | ||
| Verdi (5 letters) | 9 | 10 | drive | ||
| Derive (6 letters) | 10 +1 | 11 +1 | derive | ||
| Revived (7 letters) | 14 +5 | 16 +6 | revived | ||
| Derived (7 letters) | 12 +3 | 13 +3 | derived | ||
| Varied (6 letters) | 10 +1 | 11 +1 | adeirv |
Drive Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With E
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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