Entry Word: strange

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion <the strange smell weʼd noticed turned out, unhappily, to be from the dinner our host was making> — see odd 2
2 excitingly or mysteriously unusual <strange fruits from faraway lands> — see exotic
3 not known or experienced before <using public transportation was all very strange to a rural girl like her> — see new 2
4 noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced <a rather strange story about a garden filled with poisonous plants> — see unusual 1