street
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1.0
- noun
- /strit/
:
calle
- From there, I looked down onto the street, where people swarmed slowly among animals and vehicles.
- cross the street
- walk the streets
- street corner
And then a person walks in off the street, all with back pain.
- And then a person walks in off the street, all with back pain.
- They drop letters on the street with money in them.
- I kind of scoured the streets of Edison, NJ.
- He was on that, like, on that street off the highway.
- We can do chases through the streets without much problem at all.
- You either take the guns off the streets or you leave the guns.
- Like a builder sure on the street doesn't know who you are.
Examples
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My favorite cafe is on a street called Rose Ave.
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She stood at the corner of the street looking for her friend.
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You can get a cup of coffee at the hotel across the street there.
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I had never been out on a city street alone without my glasses.
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It's the penthouse across the street, right?
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I like the way they sit in the street; they don't draw attention to themselves.
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Nigerians were the first to sell this snack in the streets of Brazil.
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So one day, I'm walking down the street, minding my own business.
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Various measures were implemented, such as surveillance, increased police presence on the street, and systematic forensic investigations.
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Our findings show that multiple victimization in the streets is more common among older adolescents.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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1.0
A wide hard surface for cars and people to travel between places
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5.1
A main road that people use to travel between places
Antonyms
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3.3
A road owned by a person or company that leads to a house and is not for public use
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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2.7
The US financial industry, especially banks and investment firms in New York
- Literature
11
4.4
The people and life of small towns, often seen as traditional and focused on money
- Literature
6
3.5
A name used for the British government, especially the Prime Minister, their office and staff
- Jargon
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4.7
The banks and companies on Wall Street that buy and sell stocks and bonds in the United States
- NSFW
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7.4
An illegal drug people use for fun that changes how they think and can harm them
- Specialized
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1.5
A street that gives direct access to houses with little through traffic
- Archaic
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9.9
A member of London's first organized police force from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s
- Offensive
Writers who make low-quality books or poems to earn money rather than for art
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Etymology
Street comes from the old Latin word strata, which meant a 'paved' or 'laid' road and comes from the verb sternere meaning 'to spread' or 'lay down'. Imagine stones spread out to make a road — that is why street means a built road with buildings and sidewalks.