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street

noun
\ ˈstrēt How to pronounce street (audio) \

Definition of street

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a thoroughfare especially in a city, town, or village that is wider than an alley or lane and that usually includes sidewalks
b : the part of a street reserved for vehicles
c : a thoroughfare with abutting property lives on a fashionable street
2 : the people occupying property on a street the whole street knew about the accident
3 : a promising line of development or a channeling of effort a crafty politician working both sides of the street success through compromise is a two-way street

4 capitalized

a : a district (such as Wall Street or Fleet Street) identified with a particular profession
b : the people who work in such a district doing better than the Street expected
5 : an environment (as in a depressed neighborhood or section of a city) of poverty, dereliction, or crime grew up on the mean streets
on the street or in the street
1 : idle, homeless, or out of a job
2 : out of prison : at liberty
up one's street or down one's street
: suited to one's abilities or taste

street

adjective

Definition of street (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : of or relating to the streets: such as
a : adjoining or giving access to a street the street door
b : carried on or taking place in the street street fighting
c : living or working on the streets a street peddler street people
d : located in, used for, or serving as a guide to the streets a street map
e : performing in or heard on the street a street band
f(1) : suitable for wear or use on the street street clothes
(2) : not touching the ground —used of a woman's dress in lengths reaching the knee, calf, or ankle
g : of, relating to, or characteristic of the street environment street drugs used … his new street cred to develop contacts— Dale Keiger
2 : retail the street price
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Examples of street in a Sentence

Noun

 They live on a busy street. You should look both ways before crossing the street. The police car cruised up the street. Many of our customers walk in off the street without having heard of us before.
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Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 Kobelski said, leading the tour group to the plaza across the street. — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, "Step back in history at the Ferry Building, before the days of $5 coffee," 31 Aug. 2019 Teen misfits at a modest burger joint face competition from a hamburger emporium across the street. — Los Angeles Times, "Movies on TV this week Sept. 1 - 7, 2019: John Wayne in ‘The Searchers’ and more," 30 Aug. 2019 The distribution will take place at 1660 NE 10th St., across the street from Pompano Beach Airpark, starting 9 a.m. Saturday, while supplies last. — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, "Concerned about flooding from Hurricane Dorian? Some cities are giving away sand bags," 30 Aug. 2019 In a courthouse across the street from the Lederman's bail bonds office in Davenport, Iowa, justice officials started a pilot program last year to ease the burden of bail on the poor. — Collette Richards, CNN, "States are trying to change a system that keeps poor people in jail. The bail industry is blocking them.," 30 Aug. 2019 Free Parking in the underground parking at the Del Mar Civic Center, across the street Call (858) 280-1244. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Artist donates mural to YMCA," 30 Aug. 2019 In a courthouse across the street from the Lederman’s bail bonds office in Davenport, Iowa, justice officials started a pilot program last year to ease the burden of bail on the poor. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "States are trying to change a system that keeps poor people in jail. The bail industry is blocking them.," 30 Aug. 2019 Every day for 10 months, Knightscope K5 patrolled the parking garage across the street from the city hall in Hayward, California. — Wired, "Of Course Citizens Should Be Allowed to Kick Robots," 29 Aug. 2019 When one North Carolina location ran out of chicken, a Chick-fil-A employee across the street handed out the competitor's sandwiches to Popeyes workers. — Fox News, "Tennessee man sues Popeyes over fruitless (or chickenless) hunt for sold-out sandwich," 29 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

 ATVs are not street legal, though a driver's license is not needed to operate one. — Marie Simoneaux, NOLA.com, "Watch ATV drivers do wheelies on I-10," 28 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of street

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Adjective

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for street

Noun

Middle English strete, from Old English strǣt, from Late Latin strata paved road, from Latin, feminine of stratus, past participle — more at stratum

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street

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English Language Learners Definition of street

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a road in a city or town that has houses or other buildings on one or both sides
informal : a poor part of a city where there is a lot of crime

street

adjective

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