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street

937 6.4

A place where people live without a home in a city

noun
/strit/

: calle

You wake up tomorrow morning and you're on the street and you have nothing.
street crime
street life
live on the streets

And we're stuck in these streets, in the streets of New Orleans.

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Examples

He saw people starving to death on the streets, executions and assaults.
They're killing people on the streets and the police don't do anything about it.

Fiction book (1991)
People are just passed out on the streets, in the hospital.
Those who want to die can go out into the street during these times.
So many people out on the streets looking for a job, homeless.
We thought the town was completely abandoned save these unfortunate souls who wander the streets.

Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (2012)
It's true that the cry in the Arab street is for liberation from corrupt and despotic governments.

Academic text (2011)
As this demographic change occurs, two opposing realities confront each other on the streets of Compton.

Academic text (2012)
You have to understand, if he's acquitted, or if he's found not guilty by reason of insanity, they'll let him out of a hospital or prison someday and he'll be on the streets again.

Rampage (1987)
Many people sleep on the street every night, struggling to find shelter.

Synonyms

the street

vsstreet

∞ 3.4

Everyday life and culture of people who live and work in a city

emphasizes poverty crime and social problems more than lifestyle or culture

inner city

vsstreet

130 3.2

The central part of a city where many poor people live and social problems happen

focuses on residents' experience of poverty and crime rather than location alone

ghetto

vsstreet

4 6.5

A social situation that keeps a group apart because of bias

describes widespread urban hardship rather than segregation caused by bias

Antonyms

affluent

2 6.0

A person who has a lot of money

Idioms

word on the street

Informal

39 7.8

Rumors people tell each other about events or people

man in the street

Literature

3 3.4

A regular person who shows the views of most people

up someone's street

1 8.3

Right for someone's tastes or skills

right up someone's street

1 6.0

Perfect for someone because of their interests or skills

down Queer Street

Archaic

9.9

To get into serious trouble because of bad money choices

Lombard Street to a China orange

Archaic

9.9

A situation that is confusing and hard to understand

Compounds

the street

∞ 3.4

Everyday life and culture of people who live and work in a city

Wall Street

Literature

569 2.7

The US financial industry, especially banks and investment firms in New York

Wall Street

276 3.4

A street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is

Main Street

90 2.3

A town's main road where most shops, restaurants, and businesses are located

street corner

63 1.0

The place where two streets meet

main street

27 1.4

The main road in a town where most shops and businesses are

side street

24 2.2

A small street off a main road that usually ends there

two-way street

21 2.1

A road where cars can travel in both directions

Main Street

Literature

20 4.4

The people and life of small towns, often seen as traditional and focused on money

street sign

18 1.0

A sign beside a road that shows its name, directions, or rules

street cred

Slang

14 8.8

Respect from young people in a city for being real and stylish

street name

Slang

14 8.2

A name a person uses instead of their real one, often in city groups

street person

14 5.6

A person without a home who sleeps outdoors or in public places

the Street

Jargon

13 4.7

The banks and companies on Wall Street that buy and sell stocks and bonds in the United States

man on the street

12 2.7

An ordinary person who is not an expert

street drug

NSFW

11 7.4

An illegal drug people use for fun that changes how they think and can harm them

one-way street

Informal

11 5.4

A situation where only one person gives and the other only takes

street smarts

Informal

11 5.6

Knowing how to stay safe and avoid danger in a city

street name

10 1.0

The official word used to find a road and write addresses

high street

10 3.3

The main street in a town where most shops and banks are

one-way street

9 1.6

A street where cars can travel in only one direction

street lamp

9 1.0

A light on a pole that helps people see streets at night

easy street

Informal

8 5.1

A situation when a person has enough money and no money problems

cross street

8 2.6

A street that crosses a main road at a corner

street clothes

8 1.8

Everyday clothes you wear in public, not a uniform

back street

8 3.3

A narrow street behind main streets that few people use

street sweeper

7 2.1

A person who works for the city to clean streets

street address

7 1.0

A number and street name that shows where a house or building is

Downing Street

7 3.7

A street in London where the Prime Minister and finance minister live and work

street fighter

7 6.2

A person who fights well in street fights without formal training

dead-end street

5 2.1

A street that ends at one side so cars cannot drive through

street urchin

Archaic

5 7.6

A poor child who spends most of their time on the streets

Downing Street

Literature

5 3.5

A name used for the British government, especially the Prime Minister, their office and staff

off-street

5 3.6

Away from a public street, often for parking or loading behind buildings

on-street

4 3.9

At the side of a street where people park or put signs

street cleaner

4 1.0

A person who cleans public streets for the city

Fleet Street

Literature

4 5.3

A street in central London once where many newspapers had their offices

street child

3 4.4

A child who lives or works on the streets without adult care

street girl

NSFW

3 8.9

A woman who offers sex for money by standing in the street

Harley Street

3 4.7

A street in central London known for many private doctors' offices

street theater

2 4.4

A live play performed outdoors to show social or political problems

woman on the street

2 2.8

An ordinary woman who is not famous and says what many people think

street credibility

2 7.4

Respect and acceptance from young people in the city for being real

street name

NSFW

2 8.8

A slang word for an illegal drug

street talk

Slang

1 8.7

Informal words and phrases used in a neighborhood, often by young people

woman of the street

Offensive

1 9.7

A woman who has sex for money or who lives on the streets

Lombard Street

1 4.5

A street in central London known for its banks

street money

Informal

1 8.1

Small cash earned by doing odd jobs outside formal work

street performance

1 3.1

A live show in a public place where people give money

local street

Specialized

1 1.5

A street that gives direct access to houses with little through traffic

Fleet Street

Literature

1 4.4

A name for the national newspapers and journalists in Britain

street pharmacist

NSFW

1 9.8

A person who sells illegal drugs on the street

street fighter

1 6.8

A person who uses aggressive, unfair methods to win in business or politics

labyrinthine street

1 8.8

A street that winds a lot and makes it hard to find your way

Grub Street

Offensive

1 9.9

Writers who make low-quality books or poems to earn money rather than for art

Bow Street Runner

Archaic

1 9.9

A member of London's first organized police force from the mid 1700s to the early 1800s

street appeal

1 4.4

An attractive look of a house or shop when seen from the street

street name

Specialized

1 9.5

A way of holding shares where a broker is listed instead of the owner

street arab

Slur

1 9.9

An offensive name for a homeless child, often a boy, who lives on the streets

street broom

1 3.9

A large broom for sweeping streets and other outdoor areas

famous street food

1 2.0

Food sold on city streets by outdoor sellers that shows the city's taste

key of the street

Slang

1 9.9

Useful knowledge needed to survive and fit into street life

street shitter

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who poops in public places, often used as an insult

How Dangerous

no-go area

Literature

1 7.5

street

937 6.4

inner city

130 3.2

neighborhood

∞ 1.8

suburb

305 2.7

Surface Forms

street singular

streets plural

Etymology

Street is sometimes used to mean living outdoors because the word first named the road itself, and then came to describe life on that road; that is why saying someone is 'on the street' can mean they are without a home.