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stray

/streɪ/
Main Example

She took in a stray cat.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Adjective (adj.)

Not in the right place; wandering or lost.

Other Example

He found a stray dog in the park.

The stray balloon floated away.

They adopted a stray kitten from the shelter.

Synonyms

stray animal

stray child

stray thought

Synonyms

lost

wandering

roaming

stray

/streɪ/
Main Example

The stray was found wandering the streets.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Noun (n.)

A person or animal that has wandered away from a group or home.

Other Example

The stray cat curled up on the porch.

We took in a stray dog last night.

She found a stray rabbit in her garden.

Synonyms

stray animal

stray dog

stray cat

Synonyms

wanderer

roamer

drifter

stray

/streɪ/
en-us undefinedstray
Main Example

The dog began to stray from its owner.

Example context
en-us flagThe dog began to stray from its owner.
Grammatical Info:
Verb (v.)

To move away from a group or path without intending to.

Other Example

The child started to stray from the playground.

en-us flagThe child started to stray from the playground.

She often strays from the main road while hiking.

en-us flagShe often strays from the main road while hiking.

He didn't notice when his thoughts began to stray.

en-us flagHe didn't notice when his thoughts began to stray.
Synonyms

stray animals

en-us flagstray animals

stray thoughts

en-us flagstray thoughts

stray away

en-us flagstray away
Synonyms

wander

roam

drift

stray

/streɪ/
Main Example

He wandered stray through the park.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Adverb (adv.)

In a way that is not directed or focused.

Other Example
Synonyms
Synonyms

stray

/streɪ/
Main Example

The children ran stray from the path.

Example context
Grammatical Info:
Preposition (prep.)

Away from a main path or direction.

Other Example
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Synonyms

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