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Street

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Noun

1. street

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

Example Sentences:
'they walked the streets of the small town'
'he lives on Nassau Street'

2. street

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

Example Sentences:
'be careful crossing the street'

3. street

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

Example Sentences:
'she tried to keep her children off the street'

4. street

a situation offering opportunities

Example Sentences:
'he worked both sides of the street'
'cooperation is a two-way street'

5. street

people living or working on the same street

Example Sentences:
'the whole street protested the absence of street lights'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Street

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noun
1. 
a. (capital when part of a name)
a public road that is usually lined with buildings, esp in a town
Oxford Street
b. 
(as modifier)
a street directory
2. 
the buildings lining a street
3. 
the part of the road between the pavements, used by vehicles
4. 
the people living, working, etc, in a particular street
5. (modifier)
of or relating to urban counterculture
street style
street drug
6.  man in the street
7.  on the streets
8.  streets ahead of
9.  streets apart
10.  up one's street
verb (transitive)
11. Australian
to outdistance

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Street

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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.  [often pl.]
figuratively, the general public, common people, etc.
taking the issue to the street
5.  [usually pl.]
figuratively, an urban environment characterized by poverty, crime, etc.
adjective
6. 
of, in, on, or near the street
7. 
suitable for everyday wear in public
street clothes
8. 
of, relating to, or characterized by urban culture, life on city streets, homelessness, etc.
street artist, street person

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Street

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n.
1.
a. Abbr. St. A public way or thoroughfare in a city or town, usually with a sidewalk or sidewalks.
b. Such a public way considered apart from the sidewalks: Don't play in the street.
c. A public way or road along with the houses or buildings abutting it: lives on a quiet street.
2. The people living, working, or habitually gathering in or along a street: The whole street protested the new parking regulations.
3. Street A district, such as Wall Street in New York City, that is identified with a specific profession. Often used with the.
4. The streets of a city viewed as the scene of crime, poverty, or dereliction.
5. The common public viewed as a repository of public attitudes and understanding.
adj.
1. Near or giving passage to a street: a street door.
2.
a. Taking place in the street: a street brawl; street crime.
b. Living or making a living on the streets: street people; a street vendor.
c. Performing on the street: street musicians; a street juggler.
d. Crude; vulgar: street language; street humor.
3. Appropriate for wear or use in public: street clothes.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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