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stray
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- pronunciation:
- streI
- parts of speech:
- verb, adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
strays, straying, strayed |
| definition: |
When a person or animal strays, they go away from a group or place without really knowing where they are going.
On the school trip to the zoo, Daniel started to stray from his group. One of the teachers saw him and brought him back.The cat strayed from her home, but she came back a few weeks later.- synonyms:
- wander off
- antonyms:
- follow
- similar words:
- drift
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| related words: |
wander |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
We call something stray when it has gone away from where it belongs. A stray cat has gone from its home and maybe can't find its way back.
We saw a big stray dog in our yard. It looked hurt and my dad called the animal shelter.- similar words:
- abandoned, homeless, lost, roaming, wandering
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| related words: |
accidental |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A stray is an animal that has wandered away from its home.
The cat that we adopted was a stray. |
| derivation: |
strayer (n.) |
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