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street definition

street (strēt)

noun

  1. a public road in a town or city; esp. a paved thoroughfare with sidewalks and buildings along one or both sides
  2. such a road apart from its sidewalks children playing in the street
  3. the people living, working, etc. in the buildings along a given street
  4. figuratively, the general public, common people, etc. taking the issue to the street
  5. figuratively, an urban environment characterized by poverty, crime, etc.

Etymology: ME < OE stræt, akin to Ger strasse < early WGmc loanword < LL strata < L strata (via), paved (road), fem. of stratus: see stratum

adjective

  1. of, in, on, or near the street
  2. suitable for everyday wear in public street clothes
  3. of, relating to, or characterized by urban culture, life on city streets, homelessness, etc. street artist, street person
street Idioms

the Street

Wall Street

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street Synonyms

street

n.

road, highway, way, lane, path, avenue, thoroughfare, boulevard, terrace, place, mews, route, artery, parkway, court, cross street, esplanade, boardwalk, row, embankment, square, piazza, close, alley, circle, dead end, passage, mall, circus, arcade, via (Italian), rue (French), Strasse (German).


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street Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cobble: The traffic on the cobbled streets outside the venue merely emphasizes this frustration.

Adjective modifier

  • narrow: Lynn is a place best explored on foot as its narrow streets and lanes are more suited to a bygone age.

Modifies a noun

  • lighting: In 1958 the Town Council installed electric street lighting for the first time.

Noun used with modifier

  • cobblestone: Further south, the pretty coastal village of Kalkan is a collage of brilliant whitewashed houses, cobblestone streets and aquamarine waters.
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street quotes

I'll love you dear, I'll love you Till China and Africa meet And the river jumps over the mountain And the salmon sing in the street, I'll love you till the ocean Is folded and hung up to dry And the seven starsgo squawking Like geese about the sky.

-Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)

And the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

-Bible (NewTestament)

I wander through each charter'd street, Near where the charter'd Thames does flow, And mark in every face I meet Marks of weakness, marks of woe.

-Blake,William

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