Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stray | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
gad | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stray (noun) | gad (noun) |
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an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) | a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward |
stray (adjective) | gad (adjective) |
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(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home | |
not close together in time |
stray (verb) | gad (verb) |
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lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | wander aimlessly in search of pleasure |
wander from a direct course or at random | |
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |