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wander

Letters that make wander

a, d, e, n, r, w are letters that make 'wander'

Words within wander

ER, WAN, AN, WA, wan, wand, DE, ND, Er, Nd are words within 'wander'

Anagrams of wander

warden, warned are anagrams of 'wander'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of wander

wanders is a word created by adding a letter to 'wander'

wander is a 6 letter word ending with r
wander is a 6 letter word starting with w

5 possible definitions for 'wander'

Wander as "to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course"

Under this definition, wander is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

weave, thread, wind, meander have the same meaning as 'wander'

wander as a type

'wander' can be a type of locomote, go, move, travel.

Types of wander

snake is a type of wander.

Derivatives of wander

meander, thread, ribbon, ramble are derivatives of 'wander'.

Verb groups of wander

wander is a verb group of wander.

Example of wander used within this context

"the river winds through the hills", "the path meanders through the vineyards", "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"

Wander as "lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking"

Under this definition, wander is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

divagate, digress, stray have the same meaning as 'wander'

wander as a type

'wander' can be a type of tell.

Derivatives of wander

digression, aside, divagation, excursive, discursive, digressive, rambling, diversion, deviation, deflection, deflexion, excursus, parenthesis are derivatives of 'wander'.

Example of wander used within this context

"She always digresses when telling a story", "her mind wanders", "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

Wander as "move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment"

Under this definition, wander is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

drift, rove, roam, range, tramp, stray, cast, ramble, swan, vagabond, roll have the same meaning as 'wander'

wander as a type

'wander' can be a type of locomote, go, move, travel.

Types of wander

jazz around, gad, maunder, gallivant are types of 'wander'.

Derivatives of wander

drifting, stray, hiker, tramper, rambler, straggler, strayer, roamer, vagabond, tramp, floater, wanderer, rover, meander, vagrant, wandering, ramble, roving, vagabondage, bird of passage, drifter are derivatives of 'wander'.

Verb groups of wander

err, stray, wander, drift are verb groups of 'wander'.

Example of wander used within this context

"The gypsies roamed the woods", "roving vagabonds", "the wandering Jew", "The cattle roam across the prairie", "the laborers drift from one town to the next", "They rolled from town to town"

Wander as "go via an indirect route or at no set pace"

Under this definition, wander is a verb and has the following properties:

wander as a type

'wander' can be a type of continue, proceed, go forward.

Verb groups of wander

drift, weave, wander, rove, roam, wander, range, thread, tramp, stray, cast, ramble, wind, swan, vagabond, roll, meander are verb groups of 'wander'.

Example of wander used within this context

"After dinner, we wandered into town"

Wander as "be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage"

Under this definition, wander is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cuckold, betray, cheat, cheat on have the same meaning as 'wander'

wander as a type

'wander' can be a type of deceive, cozen, delude, lead on.

Types of wander

play around, two-time, fool around are types of 'wander'.

Derivatives of wander

cuckold is a derivative of wander.

Example of wander used within this context

"She cheats on her husband", "Might her husband be wandering?"