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: wander about aimlessly; "The gypsies roamed the woods" [syn:

{wander}, {swan}, {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range},

{drift}, {vagabond}]

2: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {sidetrack}, {depart},

{digress}, {straggle}]

3: wander from a direct course or at random [syn: {err}, {drift}]

4: turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or

course of argument in writing or speaking; "She always

digresses when telling a story" [syn: {digress}, {divagate},

{wander}]