| noun | travelling about without any clear destination “she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him” |
| verb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment “The gypsies roamed the woods” |
| verb | be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage “She cheats on her husband” |
| verb | go via an indirect route or at no set pace “After dinner, we wandered into town” |
| verb | to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course “the river winds through the hills” |
| verb | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking “She always digresses when telling a story” |
| adjective | migratory “a restless mobile society” |
| adjective | of a path e.g. “meandering streams” |
| adjective | having no fixed course “an erratic comet” |
| wander | verb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| rove | verb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| vagabond | verb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment |
| wanderer | noun | someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
| wandering | noun | travelling about without any clear destination |
| stray | noun | an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) |
| strayer | noun | someone who strays or falls behind |
| tramp | noun | a foot traveler; someone who goes on an extended walk (for pleasure) |
| roamer | noun | someone who leads a wandering unsettled life |
| ramble | noun | an aimless amble on a winding course |
| rambler | noun | a person who takes long walks in the country |
| roving | noun | travelling about without any clear destination |
| drifter | noun | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| drifting | noun | aimless wandering from place to place |
| vagabond | noun | a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
| vagabondage | noun | travelling about without any clear destination |
| cuckold | noun | a man whose wife committed adultery |
| thread | noun | any long object resembling a thin line |
| meander | noun | a bend or curve, as in a stream or river |
| digressive | adjective | (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
| digression | noun | a message that departs from the main subject |
| divagation | noun | a message that departs from the main subject |
| mobility | noun | the quality of moving freely |
| peregrine | noun | a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry |