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Alley Cat

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noun

• an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

adjective satellite

• not close together in time

• (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home

verb

• move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

• wander from a direct course or at random

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

90%5 Behaving like a wild animal
adjective satellite

• wild and menacing

90%8 Abandoned by society
noun

• someone unfortunate without housing

• poor people who unfortunately do not have a home to live in

adjective satellite

• without nationality or citizenship

• physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security

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