stray

About 2.84 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
2. noun A person who is lost.
3. noun An act of wandering off or going astray.
4. noun An area of common land for use by domestic animals.
5. noun An article of movable property, of which the owner is not known .

   waifs and strays

6. noun An instance of atmospheric interference.
7. noun A casual or offhand insult.
8. noun A submissive that has not committed to submit to any particular dominant, particulary in petplay.

Similar words

straggle vagabond wander roam divagate ramble cast scattered depart digress

Often followed by

from light dogs dog into too bullet far capacitance

Word family

strayed strayer strayers straying strays