sortuma — meaning in English

English meaning

• cave noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
• drift noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.

Senses

sortuma is used for these senses in English:

• cave (mining) A collapse or cave-in.
• cave-in The act of something collapsing or caving in.
• cave-in The location where something has caved in.
• drift The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.

cave — full definition

1. noun A natural hollow space underground or in the side of a cliff or hill.
2. noun Informally, a private room or space someone retreats to (a "man cave").
3. verb To give in or surrender, especially after resisting.
4. verb To collapse inward.

drift — full definition

1. noun A slow, gradual movement or change, often without direct control.
2. noun A large mound of snow, sand, or debris piled up by wind or current.
3. noun The general meaning or intention of something said.
4. verb To move slowly and without control, carried by wind, water, or circumstance.

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