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stray::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Type of | domestic animal, domesticated animal |
stray::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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a stray calf.
a stray dog.
Examples of stray
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Can a designer stray so far into fantasy that he or she loses touch with buyers?
From the forbes.com
Frequented more by packs of stray burros than by cars, the road is a lonely one.
From the kentucky.com
Stray cats and dogs can get into trash cans, gardens and become a real nuisance.
From the news-journalonline.com
Hekmatullah, 18, says he joined not long after a stray bullet wounded his uncle.
From the time.com
Cloth ribbons, baskets and stray ornaments can be repurposed into holiday gifts.
From the post-gazette.com
A stray cat that Bradley had brought into the home was at the foot of their bed.
From the bostonherald.com
A man hawks cell phone chargers with which he swats stray dogs as they slink by.
From the denverpost.com
A stray bullet hit 23-year-old Alquan Garner, who was not involved in the fight.
From the heraldtribune.com
Have a connected water hose or fire extinguisher nearby to put out stray sparks.
From the thenewstribune.com
- An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
- Isolated: not close together in time; "isolated instances of rebellion"; "a few stray crumbs"
- Roll: 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"
- (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home; "a stray calf"; "a stray dog"
- 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"
- Digress: 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"
- Stray is the fourth album by British group Aztec Camera, released in June 1990 on the Sire Records label.
- Stray are a British band formed in 1966. Vocalist Steve Gadd (born 27 April 1952, in Shepherd's Bush, London), guitarist Del Bromham (born Derek Roy Bromham, 25 Nov 1951, in Acton, London) (ex Traders), bass player Gary Giles (born Gary Stephen Giles, 23 February 1952, in North Kensington, ...
- Stray is a novel by A. N. Wilson. It is a follow-up to his picture book The Tabitha Storys, as it follows the life of Tabitha's father. The book was published in Great Britain in 1987 by Walker Books and was re-published in the United States by Orchard Books in 1989. Stray is dedicated to "A.L. ...
