driftwood
/ˈdrɪftˌwʊd/
noun
- Wood that has been washed onto a shore by the action of water, especially from the sea or a lake.
- After the storm, the shoreline was covered with driftwood and seaweed.
- The artist used smooth driftwood to create a beautiful sculpture.
- We collected pieces of driftwood along the beach to build a small fire.
- Something that is aimless or without a fixed purpose, like a person who drifts from place to place.
- She described her twenties as driftwood years, full of travel but no direction.
- He felt like driftwood, moving from city to city without ever settling down.
- The novel tells the story of a young drifter, a piece of human driftwood in a vast country.
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