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Meaning
Noun
●
In British English, Law & Stock characters:
Often in the form
waif
and
stray
,
waifs and strays
: an
article
of
movable property
found of which the
owner
is not known, such as
goods
washed up
on a
beach
or
thrown away
by an
absconding
thief
; such
items
belong
to the Crown, which may
grant
the right of
ownership
to them to a
lord
of a manor.
●
In Stock characters:
Something found, especially if without an
owner
; something which
comes along
,
as it were
, by chance.
●
In Stock characters:
A person (especially a
child
) who is
homeless
and without means of support; also, a person
excluded
from
society
; an outcast.
●
In Stock characters:
A very
thin
person.
●
In Botany:
A
plant
introduced
in a place outside its
native
range but not
persistently
naturalized.
●
In Nautical:
A small
flag
used as a signal.
●
Something (such as
clouds
or
smoke
)
carried
aloft
by the wind.
⚠️
A
minor celebrity
who does not
deserve
his or her fame.
Verb
●
In Stock characters:
To
cast aside
or
reject
, and thus make a waif.
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Antonyms
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Rhymes
Kef
Waif
Safe
Chafe
Ralph
Treyf
Unsafe
Strafe
Vouchsafe
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