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stray

• (s) not close together in time
  • isolated instances of rebellion
  • a few stray crumbs
  isolated,
• (s) (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
  • a stray calf
  • a stray dog

Nouns

• (n) an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

Verbs

• (v) move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
  • The gypsies roamed the woods
  • roving vagabonds
  • the wandering Jew
  • The cattle roam across the prairie
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next
  • They rolled from town to town
  roam, rove, vagabond, wander, ramble, range, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll,
• (v) wander from a direct course or at random
  • The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
  • don't drift from the set course
  drift, err,
• (v) lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  • She always digresses when telling a story
  • her mind wanders
  • Don't digress when you give a lecture
  digress, divagate, wander,

Synonyms

roam rove vagabond wander ramble range swan drift tramp cast roll isolated err digress divagate

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