stray
     adj : not close together in time; "isolated instances of
           rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed
           his thigh" [syn: {isolated}, {scattered}]
     n : homeless cat [syn: {alley cat}]
     v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
          search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
          woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The
          cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift
          from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to
          town" [syn: {roll}, {wander}, {swan}, {tramp}, {roam}, {cast},
           {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
     2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed
        from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't
        drift from the set course" [syn: {err}, {drift}]
     3: lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject
        of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking,
        or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story";
        "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a
        lecture" [syn: {digress}, {divagate}, {wander}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0