Definitions for STREET
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Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. street(noun)

   a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

   "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"

2. street(noun)

   the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel

   "be careful crossing the street"

3. street(noun)

   the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction

   "she tried to keep her children off the street"

4. street(noun)

   a situation offering opportunities

   "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"

5. street(noun)

   people living or working on the same street

   "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Street(n.)

   the roadway of a street, as distinguished from the sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.

   Etymology: [OE. strete, AS. strt, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew, and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]

2. Street(n.)

   the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole street knew about their impending divorce.

   Etymology: [OE. strete, AS. strt, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew, and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. street(Noun)

   A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

   Walk down the street.

2. street(Noun)

   A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.

   I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.

3. street(Noun)

   The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.

4. street(Noun)

   The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.

5. street(Noun)

   Street talk or slang.

6. street(Noun)

   a large amount

   He's streets ahead of his sister in all the subjects in school.

7. street(Noun)

   Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.

8. street(Noun)

   Illicit, contraband, especially of a drug

   I got some pot cheap on the street.

9. street(Adjective)

   Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Street(adj)

   originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses

   Etymology: [OE. strete, AS. strt, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew, and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Street

   A street is a paved public thoroughfare in a built environment. It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context, on which people may freely assemble, interact, and move about. A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt, but is more often paved with a hard, durable surface such as concrete, cobblestone or brick. Portions may also be smoothed with asphalt, embedded with rails, or otherwise prepared to accommodate non-pedestrian traffic. Originally the word "street" simply meant a paved road. The word "street" is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for "road", for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street, but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction: a road's main function is transportation, while streets facilitate public interaction. Examples of streets include pedestrian streets, alleys, and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass. Conversely, highways and motorways are types of roads, but few would refer to them as streets.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Street

   strēt, n. a road in a town lined with houses, broader than a lane: those who live in a street: the part of the street for vehicles: the body of brokers.—ns. Street′age, toll for the use of a street; Street′car, a passenger-car on the streets of a city, drawn by horses, cable traction, or electricity; Street′-door, the door of a house which opens upon a street; Street′-rail′road, a railroad or tramway constructed on a public street; Street′-sweep′er, one who, or that which, sweeps the streets clean; Street′-walk′er, a whore who prowls about the streets; Street′-ward, an officer who formerly took care of the streets; Street′-way, the roadway. [A.S. strǽt (Dut. straat, Ger. strasse, It. strada)—L. strata (via), a paved (way), from sternĕre, stratum, to strew.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. street

   A type of road.

   The street always looks clean, neat and tidy as humans are so tidy.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020  

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STREET' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #473

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STREET' in Written Corpus Frequency: #620

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STREET' in Nouns Frequency: #127

Anagrams for STREET »

1. setter

2. tester

3. retest

How to pronounce STREET?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say STREET in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STREET in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STREET in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of STREET in a Sentence

1. Jordan Peele:

   I'm making a movie in Northern California, that's a Bay Area hip-hop classic and I wanted to explore this very relatable journey of being a parent [ and ] maybe some of the songs you listened to back in the day aren't appropriate for your kids, so that was one level, and another part was, I love songs that have a great feeling but also have a haunting element to them and I feel like the beat in that song has this inherent cryptic energy, almost reminiscent of the' Nightmare on Elm Street' soundtrack.

2. Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti:

   This morning I had the opportunity to join U.S. Senator Bob Casey and Marywood University to unveil a Joe Biden Way street sign to honor our President-Elect, this sign is a step toward recognizing this achievement for our City, in hopes of giving a lasting boost of confidence to every child who lives here.

3. Al Capone:

   I don't even know what street Canada is on.

4. Dorothy Giddings:

   Then this man busts out and runs across the street and he's got a baby and a little girl right behind him screaming, the girl said, 'That man got my baby brother! That man got my baby brother!'.

5. Bob Goodlatte:

   This effectively releases criminal aliens onto the street with all too tragic results.

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