stray
adjective [before noun] /streɪ/Definition
› Stray things have moved apart from similar things and are not in their expected or intended place: There are still a few stray spots of paint on the window pane. Several journalists have been killed or injured by stray bullets while reporting on the civil war.Losing and lossWinning and losing
(Definition of stray adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- astray adverb
- black hole noun
- desert verb (LEAVE BEHIND)
- disappear verb
- escape noun (GET FREE)
- forfeit noun
- get to phrasal verb
- haemorrhage noun
- haemorrhage verb
- kiss sth goodbye idiom
- lose verb (NOT HAVE)
- lose your way idiom
- loss noun
- lost adjective (PLACE UNKNOWN)
- mislay verb
- misplace verb
- say goodbye to sth idiom
- slip through sb's fingers idiom
- wave/say goodbye to sth idiom
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Losing and loss
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