Cast and Stray

Cast

Cast verb - Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment.

Stray is a synonym for cast. In some cases you can use "Stray" instead a verb "Cast".

Nearby Words: casting, castled, caster

Stray

Stray verb - Wander from a direct course or at random.
Usage example: The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her

Cast is a synonym for stray. Sometimes you can use "Cast" instead a verb "Stray".

Nearby Words: strayed, straying

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old old cast old stray
male male cast male stray
black black cast black stray
final final cast final stray

Common collocations

fire cast fire stray fire
children cast children stray children
powers cast powers stray powers

Both words in one sentence

  • Bolivian Army Ending The Son of the Beach finale ended with the whole cast being blown up by a stray missile.
  • Last of His Kind Love You story, the cast finds a stray puppy and immediately take a liking to him.
  • Ships That Pass in the Night The vast majority of the extensive Touhou cast have never interacted or shown evidence of being aware of each other, due to being a Shoot 'em Up, and even in the Expanded Universe most characters rarely stray from their Cast Herd.
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