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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

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).

street Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cobble: The traffic on the cobbled streets outside the venue merely emphasizes this frustration.
  • wander: With only a few media lot wandering the streets.
  • roam: Or was it because she was roaming the streets, running wild?
  • bustle: The airy, green island is a restful contrast to the tight, bustling streets.
  • patrol: Any chink of light and there would be a knock at the door by the policeman patrolling the streets.

Adjective modifier

  • narrow: Lynn is a place best explored on foot as its narrow streets and lanes are more suited to a bygone age.
  • one-way: However to make sure we're not too uppity they've made Magdalen Road a one-way street and filled it with jumbo road humps.
  • quiet: Despite its central position the elegant Victorian town house, built in 1862, is in an extremely quiet side street.
  • residential: Turn left out of the church into Via Della Paglia, which is a quiet residential street.
  • busy: We go from the backyard of a house to a busy street.
  • main: At the end of the main street is the war memorial.

Modifies a noun

  • lighting: In 1958 the Town Council installed electric street lighting for the first time.
  • parking: There is off street parking, an integral garage.
  • furniture: The complete range of street furniture will be on show at SALTEX.
  • corner: There never was, in reality, a bobby on every street corner in Britain.
  • retailer: One high street retailer 's IVR always begins with the message: 'All of our agents are busy ' .
  • lamp: New street lamps emitting white light are now being introduced in a few areas.

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.
  • shopping: Even if shopping streets lose tenants, they will be replaced, says Mallen.
  • civvy: I was soon rebuked by him and was sharply reminded that status and rank is alive and well in civvy street, too.