stray

As a noun stray is

any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As a verb stray is

to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray is

having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

In lang=en terms the difference between stray and chaff

is that stray is to cause to stray while chaff is to make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

As nouns the difference between stray and chaff

is that stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray while chaff is the inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.

As verbs the difference between stray and chaff

is that stray is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way while chaff is to use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.

As an adjective stray

is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As nouns the difference between stray and drifting

is that stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray while drifting is (motorsports) a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.

As verbs the difference between stray and drifting

is that stray is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way while drifting is .

As adjectives the difference between stray and drifting

is that stray is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep while drifting is moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.

As nouns the difference between departure and stray

is that departure is the act of departing or something that has departed while stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As a verb stray is

to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray is

having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As adjectives the difference between haphazard and stray

is that haphazard is random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent while stray is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As a noun stray is

any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As a verb stray is

to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As nouns the difference between stray and swan

is that stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray while swan is (soccer) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach, etc.

As a verb stray

is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray

is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As a proper noun swan is

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In transitive terms the difference between stray and strand

is that stray is to cause to stray while strand is to break a strand of (a rope).

As nouns the difference between stray and strand

is that stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray while strand is the shore or beach of the sea or ocean; shore; beach.

As verbs the difference between stray and strand

is that stray is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way while strand is to run aground; to beach.

As an adjective stray

is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As a proper noun Strand is

a street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street.

As a noun stray

is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As a verb stray

is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray

is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As a proper noun homer is

ancient greek poet; author of the iliad and the odyssey or homer can be .

As nouns the difference between stray and homers

is that stray is any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray while homers is plural of homer.

As a verb stray

is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As an adjective stray

is having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.

As verbs the difference between stride and stray

is that stride is while stray is to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.

As a noun stray is

any domestic animal that has an enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.

As an adjective stray is

having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a stray horse or sheep.