different between stary vs stray
stary
English
Etymology
stare +? -y
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /st??.??/
Adjective
stary (comparative starier, superlative stariest)
- Alternative spelling of starey
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- Buddy Eagleton was ahead of Reppler and he turned to run, his eyes wide and stary.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
Anagrams
- T-rays, artsy, satyr, stray, trays, yrast
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *star?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?star?/
Adjective
stary (comparative staršy, superlative nejstaršy)
- old
- Antonyms: m?ody, nowy
- 1998, Erwin Hannusch, chapter 1, Niedersorbisch praktisch und verständlich, Bautzen: Domowina Verlag, ?ISBN, page 20:
Declension
Derived terms
- starjejšej (“parents”)
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *star?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sta.r?/
Adjective
stary (comparative starszy, superlative najstarszy, adverb staro)
- old
Declension
Antonyms
- m?ody
- nowy
Derived terms
- staro??
Noun
stary m pers (feminine stara)
- (slang, derogatory) father
- (slang, derogatory) old man
- (slang, derogatory) husband
- (slang) boss
- (slang) friend
Declension
Further reading
- stary in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- stary in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Upper Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *star?.
Adjective
stary
- old
Declension
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stray
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: str?, IPA(key): /st?e?/
- Rhymes: -e?
Etymology 1
From Middle English stray, strey, from Anglo-Norman estray, stray, Old French estrai, from the verb (see below).
Noun
stray (plural strays)
- Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.
- (figuratively) One who is lost, either literally or metaphorically.
- The act of wandering or going astray.
- (historical) An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "the stray"
- (radio) An instance of atmospheric interference.
- 1926, Popular Radio (volume 9, page 191)
- This invention relates broadly to radio communication, but more particularly to a radio receiving system used for the reception of high frequency current signals wherever they are subject to interference from "static" or strays of an untuned or aperiodic character.
- 1942, John C. Mathisson, Radio Acoustic Ranging (page 652)
- Because of their shortness, such signals are usually easy to distinguish from the bomb returns but, when such a stray is recorded just before the bomb return, too close to be distinguished by ear […]
- 1976, IEEE Power Engineering Society, Nuclear Power: Health, Safety, Waste Disposal (page 20)
- Electromagnetic interference EMI, radio interference RI, television interference TVI, and radio frequency interference RFI, can all be described as a confusion to received radio signals due to strays and undesirable signals.
- 1926, Popular Radio (volume 9, page 191)
Hyponyms
- (stray cats) See feral cat
Related terms
- astray
- estray
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English strayen, partly from Old French estraier, from Vulgar Latin via strata, and partly from Middle English strien, streyen, strey?en (“to spread, scatter”), from Old English str??an (“to strew”).
Verb
stray (third-person singular simple present strays, present participle straying, simple past and past participle strayed)
- (intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
- 1642, John Denham, Cooper's Hill
- Thames among the wanton valleys strays.
- 1642, John Denham, Cooper's Hill
- (intransitive) To wander from one's limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- It was a derby that left Manchester United a long way back in Manchester City’s wing-mirrors and, in the worst moments, straying dangerously close to being their own worst enemy.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- (transitive) To cause to stray.
- 1591, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, V. i. 51:
- Hath not else his eye / Strayed his affection in unlawful love,
- 1591, William Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, V. i. 51:
Synonyms
- deviate
- err
Translations
Etymology 3
From Middle English stray, from the noun (see above).
Adjective
stray (not comparable)
- Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
- In the wrong place; misplaced.
- a stray comma
Derived terms
- stray line
- stray mark
Translations
References
Anagrams
- T-rays, artsy, satyr, stary, trays, yrast
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