Drives

//dɹaɪvz//

Synonyms for "drives" (874 found)

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driveway force ambition approach attack avenue campaign compel desire engine herd impel make move ride tug accelerate acceleration activity actuate

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advance advance against advance upon adventuresomeness adventurousness affect aggravated assault aggression aggressiveness agitate airing alley alleyway allude to ambitiousness amperage amphibious attack angle animate appeal appliance ardor armed assault armipotence army arterial arterial highway arterial street artery assailing assailment assault authority auto autobahn automatic response autoroute autostrada bait the hook bang banzai attack barnstorm be responsible for bear bear down on bear down upon bear off bear upon beat beef belt highway beset bicycle bike bind bite bitingness black power blind alley blind impulse blitz blitzkrieg bob boost bore boulevard bowl brain wave brainstorm breakthrough brute force buck bull bulldoze bump bump against bunch bunt burden burrow burst bus bustle busy butt butt against bypass byway cage camino real carriageway carry carry on carry out carry through catch a train cause cause to causeway causey charge charioteer charisma chase chauffeur chaussee circumferential clam close clout coerce cogence cogency colony commitment compulsion concupiscence conduct constrain constraint control convenience copilot corduroy road corral

Verb(20 words)

force push ride take goad move abet actuate aim beat back bring about browbeat buffalo bulldoze bully carry on cheer coerce compel continue

Noun(10 words)

driveway ride push ambition approach attack avenue boulevard campaign cause

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counterattack counteroffensive county road coup de main course court cram crash crescent crippling attack crowd crusade cul-de-sac curiosity cuttingness cycle dap dash dead set at dead-end street

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deal with delve demand descent on desideration determination determine dib dibble dig dig out dike dint direct dirt road disk drive dive diversion diversionary attack dog dredge drift drift off course drill drive at drive on driving force drove duress dynamism eagerness effect effectiveness effectuality effort egg elbow energy enforce enginery enterprise enterprisingness enthusiasm entrain excavate excursion exertion exhort exigency expedition expressway facility fag faith falcon fall down fancy fantasy fetch away fire fish fixture flank flank attack flash fleeting impulse flock flower power flurry flush flutter fly fly-fish follow the hounds force majeure forcefulness forge ahead forward fowl freeway frontal attack full blast full force furrow gam gang gas gas attack get at get up and go get-up-and-get get-up-and-go getaway getup gig ginger give an impetus give momentum go go ahead go all out go by rail go fishing go hunting go-ahead go-getting go-to-itiveness goad gouge gouge out grave gravel road great cause grig grip groove grub guddle guide gumption gun gut response guts hammer handle haste have have in mind hawk head-on attack helter skelter helter-skelter high-pressure highroad highway highways and byways hint at hold hold the reins holy war hope horme host hound hunt hunt down hurry hurry scurry hurry-scurry hurtle hustle impellent impelling force impetus imply impress impressiveness impulse impulsion incentive incisiveness incite incitement incline indicate induce industry infatuate infiltrate infiltration influence initiative inspiration instigate instinct intellectual curiosity intend interest interstate highway intimate invasion involuntary impulse irresistible force issue jab jack jacklight

Verb(39 words)

cow dastardize daunt dishearten do down dominate domineer draw drove egg on empty encourage engender evacuate evoke excite flush flush out fly foment

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force back galvanize get gin up goose grill hector herd ignite impel incense incentivise incentivize incite induce inflame instigate intimidate invoke

Noun(16 words)

crusade desire disk drive drift driving driving force drove effort engine fire in the belly gear get-up-and-go grit impetus impulse intention

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jam jig jihad jog joggle jolt jostle journey joyride keenness keep busy kennel kick lane lash launch an attack libido lifework lift lightning attack

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lightning war line drive litter local road lour lower lunge lust lust for learning machine machinery main drag main force main road main strength make a train make go make leeway make things hum mana manage maneuver manipulate manoeuvre march against march upon mass attack mass movement mean mechanical aid mechanical device mechanism megadeath mews might might and main mightiness mind mine mobilize moil moment momentum morale mordancy motivate motive power motor motorcycle motorway mount an attack movement moxie mugging muscle power natural impulse need nervosity nervousness net not let go notion nudge oblige obsess offense offensive onset onslaught open an offensive operate oppress outing overdrive overkill overtask overtax overwork pack panzer warfare parkway passion pave paved road pay off pedal peel off penetrate pep pepper perforate perform on persistence pickup pike pile drive pilot pinch piss and vinegar pitch pizzazz place plank road play pleasure pleasure principle plunge pod poignancy poke pole poop possess potence potency potentiality pound power power pack power plant power source power structure power struggle powerfulness practice preoccupy prepotency press press on pressure prick pride primary highway principle private road proceed prod productiveness productivity propel propelling propelment propulsion prowl after puissance pull pulsion punch punch cattle purpose push pushfulness pushiness pushing pushingness put in motion quarry quick hunch quickening race ram ram down rash impulse rattle reason for being refer to reflex repel require restrain ride herd on ride to hounds right-of-way ring road road roadbed roadway roll round up rout route nationale row royal road run run against run at rush sag sally sap scamper school scoop scoop out scrabble scramble scrape scratch scurry scuttle see to seine send set agoing set going set in motion sexual desire shake shame shepherd shikar shoal shock tactics shoot shoot ahead shoulder shove shovel shoving shrimp shunt sic sinew sinewiness sink skulk sloth snap soldier solo sortie spade speed speedup speedway spin spirit sport spunk spur stab stalk stamp starch start state highway steam steer step lively step up step-up stick still hunt still-fish still-hunt stimulant strain street strength stress strike strive strong arm strong language sudden thought suggest sunday drive superhighway superiority superpower sweat sweep sweep along take take a joyride take care of take the helm tamp task tax taxi terrace thirst for knowledge thoroughfare through street throw thrust thruway tie toil toll road tool torch tour township road track trail travel trawl treadle trench trenchancy trip troll troop trough trundle tunnel turn turnpike unprovoked assault up-and-comingness urge urgency us highway use force upon utility validity vehemence velocity venturesomeness venturousness verve vigor vigorousness vim virility virtue virulence vital vitality want wanting war wattage way weight whale wheel whip whip on whirl will will and pleasure wish wish fulfillment work wrangle wynd yaw yaw off zeal zing zip

Verb(50 words)

kindle labor labour lash light a fire under make menace motivate motive motor motorvate obligate oblige onrush operate pilot plough promote prompt provoke

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pursue push back quicken ram render repel repulse require rouse scare up send set off spark off spur spur on stimulate sting stir stir up stoke strong-arm tempt threaten tug tunnel urge void wake whet whip up

Noun(13 words)

motivation motor movement parkway private road road self-motivation spin street thrust trip urge verve

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The company faced a major interruption in business when a fire destroyed their archive of computer hard drives and optical discs.

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Bad money drives out good.

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She lives near the edge of Wripple, so she drives in every day.

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Betty drives fast.

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