Stray and Thread

Stray

Stray verb - To commit an offense.

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Thread and stray are semantically related In some cases you can use "Thread" instead a verb "Stray".

Nearby Words: strayed, straying

Thread verb - To scatter or set here and there among other things.

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Stray and thread are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Stray" instead a verb "Thread".

Nearby Words: threaded, thready, threader, threading

Nyanpire The Animation (Trailer) (forum thread) A heartwarming story about a stray black cat who was given blood from a vampire, and is now a Nyanpire.

Source: Summer 2011 Anime
At one point the Tramp is helping her ball up some yarn, and she accidentally grabs a stray thread from his clothes instead.

Source: Blind Mistake
In a (possibly ad-libbed) bit from the opening of one episode of The Sonny And Cher Show, Cher finds a stray thread on her dress and quips that it's held together by three threads, so stay tuned to see whether she finds the two others!

Source: All Cloth Unravels

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