STRAY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • homeless cat
   Synonym(s)
   • alley cat (what does alley cat mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) stray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • domestic cat (what does domestic cat mean?)
   • house cat (what does house cat mean?)
   • Felis domesticus (what does Felis domesticus mean?)
   • Felis catus (what does Felis catus mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • wander (what does wander mean?)
   • swan (what does swan mean?)
   • stray (what does stray mean?)
   • tramp (what does tramp mean?)
   • roam (what does roam mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • ramble (what does ramble mean?)
   • rove (what does rove mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)

STRAY as VERB

1. Meaning
   • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
   Synonym(s)
   • digress (what does digress mean?)
   • divagate (what does divagate mean?)
   • wander (what does wander mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She always digresses when telling a story
   • her mind wanders
   • Don”t digress when you give a lecture
   Hypernyms(s) stray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tell (what does tell mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • digression (what does digression mean?)
   • aside (what does aside mean?)
   • excursus (what does excursus mean?)
   • divagation (what does divagation mean?)
   • parenthesis (what does parenthesis mean?)
   • diversion (what does diversion mean?)
   • deviation (what does deviation mean?)
   • digression (what does digression mean?)
   • deflection (what does deflection mean?)
   • deflexion (what does deflexion mean?)
   • divagation (what does divagation mean?)
   • digression (what does digression mean?)
   • aside (what does aside mean?)
   • excursus (what does excursus mean?)
   • divagation (what does divagation mean?)
   • parenthesis (what does parenthesis mean?)
   • diversion (what does diversion mean?)
   • deviation (what does deviation mean?)
   • digression (what does digression mean?)
   • deflection (what does deflection mean?)
   • deflexion (what does deflexion mean?)
   • divagation (what does divagation mean?)
2. Meaning
   • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
   Synonym(s)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • ramble (what does ramble mean?)
   • range (what does range mean?)
   • roam (what does roam mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • rove (what does rove mean?)
   • swan (what does swan mean?)
   • tramp (what does tramp mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • wander (what does wander mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 ro
   Hypernyms(s) stray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • maunder (what does maunder mean?)
   • gallivant (what does gallivant mean?)
   • gad (what does gad mean?)
   • jazz around (what does jazz around mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • vagrant (what does vagrant mean?)
   • drifter (what does drifter mean?)
   • floater (what does floater mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • wandering (what does wandering mean?)
   • roving (what does roving mean?)
   • vagabondage (what does vagabondage mean?)
   • vagrant (what does vagrant mean?)
   • drifter (what does drifter mean?)
   • floater (what does floater mean?)
   • vagabond (what does vagabond mean?)
   • drifting (what does drifting mean?)
   • wandering (what does wandering mean?)
   • roving (what does roving mean?)
   • vagabondage (what does vagabondage mean?)
   • amble (what does amble mean?)
   • promenade (what does promenade mean?)
   • ramble (what does ramble mean?)
   • saunter (what does saunter mean?)
   • stroll (what does stroll mean?)
   • perambulation (what does perambulation mean?)
   • rambler (what does rambler mean?)
   • wanderer (what does wanderer mean?)
   • roamer (what does roamer mean?)
   • rover (what does rover mean?)
   • bird of passage (what does bird of passage mean?)
   • hiker (what does hiker mean?)
   • tramp (what does tramp mean?)
   • tramper (what does tramper mean?)
   • alley cat (what does alley cat mean?)
   • stray (what does stray mean?)
   • straggler (what does straggler mean?)
   • strayer (what does strayer mean?)
   • wanderer (what does wanderer mean?)
   • roamer (what does roamer mean?)
   • rover (what does rover mean?)
   • bird of passage (what does bird of passage mean?)
   • wandering (what does wandering mean?)
   • roving (what does roving mean?)
   • vagabondage (what does vagabondage mean?)
3. Meaning
   • wander from a direct course or at random
   Synonym(s)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • err (what does err mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
   • don”t drift from the set course
   Hypernyms(s) stray is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • driftage (what does driftage mean?)
   • drift (what does drift mean?)
   • drifting (what does drifting mean?)
   • straggler (what does straggler mean?)
   • strayer (what does strayer mean?)

STRAY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • not close together in time
   Synonym(s)
   • isolated (what does isolated mean?)
   • scattered (what does scattered mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • isolated instances of rebellion
   • scattered fire
   • a stray bullet grazed his thigh
   Similar To
   • sporadic (what does sporadic mean?)