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strays

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "strays" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

strays

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, strays is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofstrays

1noun
  • Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its proper place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an estray.
  • One who is lost, either literally or metaphorically.
  • The act of wandering or going astray.
  • An area of common land or place administered for the use of general domestic animals, i.e. "the stray"
1verb
  • To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
  • To wander from one's limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
  • To wander from the path of duty or rectitude; to err.
  • To cause to stray.
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