How To Spell stray?
How to Pronounce stray?
Correct pronunciation for the word "stray" is [stɹˈe͡ɪ], [stɹˈeɪ], [s_t_ɹ_ˈeɪ].
Definition of stray
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Any domestic animal that has left an inclosure and wanders at large or is lost.
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To wander, as from a direct course, from company, or from the proper limits; to wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to deviate; to roam; to run in a serpentine course.
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Gone astray.
Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin
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What is the adverb for stray?
The adverb for the word "stray" is "strayingly".
What is the adjective for stray?
The adjective form of the word "stray" is "stray".
Usage over time for stray:
This graph shows how "stray" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.
What is the plural form of stray?
The plural of the "stray" can be the "strays".
What is the singular form of stray?
The singular of the "stray" can be the "stray".
Synonyms for Stray:
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v.
• diverge • wander; get lost • deviate, err • deviate • ramble -
n.
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- bring .
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- imp ,
- girl ,
- child ,
- approach ,
- correct ,
- boy ,
- bairn ,
- cherub ,
- child prodigy ,
- adolescent .
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- gad ,
- away ,
- absent ,
- in absentia ,
- gone .
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- hike .
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- fall short ,
- blunder .
- cast .
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adj.
• not happening regularly • aimless • erratic- iffy .
- few .
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