wander
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Is wander a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
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What is the meaning of wander?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To move without purpose or specified destination; often in search of livelihood.Examples: "to wander over the fields"; "They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins."; "“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache."Synonyms: err, roamintransitive
2. (intransitive) To stray; stray from one's course; err.Examples: "A writer wanders from his subject."; "O, let me not wander from thy commandments."intransitive
3. (intransitive) To commit adultery.Synonyms: cheatintransitive
4. (intransitive) To go somewhere indirectly or at varying speeds; to move in a curved path.Synonyms: driftintransitive
5. (intransitive) Of the mind, to lose focus or clarity of argument or attention.Synonyms: distract, scatterintransitive
noun (English)
1. (countable) An act or instance of wandering.Examples: "to go for a wander in the park"countable
2. (uncountable, of a value, signal or similar) Deviation from a correct or normal value.Examples: "baseline wander in ECG signals"uncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary