drift vs stray

drift and stray both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drift	Yes	No	Yes	No
stray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, drift and stray are synonyms defined as:

drift and stray: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

Other synonyms of drift include cast, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, swan, tramp, vagabond, wander.

As verbs, drift and stray are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of drift include err.

drift (noun)	stray (noun)
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine	an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
the pervading meaning or tenor
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
a force that moves something along
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
a process of linguistic change over a period of time

drift (adjective)	stray (adjective)
	(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home
	not close together in time

drift (verb)	stray (verb)
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current	lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
be subject to fluctuation	wander from a direct course or at random
drive slowly and far afield for grazing	move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
be in motion due to some air or water current
wander from a direct course or at random
move in an unhurried fashion
cause to be carried by a current
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
vary or move from a fixed point or course