Street
[striːt] or [strit]
Definition
(noun.) a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; 'they walked the streets of the small town'; 'he lives on Nassau Street'.
(noun.) the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; 'be careful crossing the street'.
(noun.) people living or working on the same street; 'the whole street protested the absence of street lights'.
(noun.) a situation offering opportunities; 'he worked both sides of the street'; 'cooperation is a two-way 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'.
Inputed by Errol--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses.
Edited by Janet
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Road, highway, public way.
Typist: Miguel
Definition
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.
Checker: Mitchell
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream that you are walking in a street, foretells ill luck and worries. You will almost despair of reaching the goal you have set up in your aspirations. To be in a familiar street in a distant city, and it appears dark, you will make a journey soon, which will not afford the profit or pleasure contemplated. If the street is brilliantly lighted, you will engage in pleasure, which will quickly pass, leaving no comfort. To pass down a street and feel alarmed lest a thug attack you, denotes that you are venturing upon dangerous ground in advancing your pleasure or business.
Editor: Philip
Examples
- How she had to work and thrum at these duets and sonatas in the Street, before they appeared in public in the Square! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- But when they came to the town into Frances Street, the girl stopped a minute, and said, 'Yo'll not forget yo're to come and see us. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The stranger insisted on making Mr. Godfrey precede him; Mr. Godfrey said a few civil words; they bowed, and parted in the street. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At one of the theatre doors, there was a little girl with a mother, looking for a way across the street through the mud. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Hundreds of People The quiet lodgings of Doctor Manette were in a quiet street-corner not far from Soho-square. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- As luck would have it, Raggles' house in Curzon Street was to let when Rawdon and his wife returned to London. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Before another word could be said by anybody, a thundering knock at the street door startled us all. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Then to the driver, 'Wagstaff's--Barton Street. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- If you are going back to Pitt Street, you might see Mr. Horace Harker. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- No, they were talking together as if they had accidentally met in the street. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Take this light; go softly up the steps straight afore you, and along the little hall, to the street door; unfasten it, and let us in. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Queer Street is full of lodgers just at present! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We heard it coming up the street and saw its headlights. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was twenty minutes to five when we drew up before the bank in Lombard Street. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He had risen from his chair and was standing between the parted blinds gazing down into the dull neutral-tinted London street. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The streets are wisely made narrow and the houses heavy and thick and stony, in order that the people may be cool in this roasting climate. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- How can you wait in this dress in the middle of the streets? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I'll teach her, with all her airs, that she's no better than the raggedest black wench that walks the streets! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And he never did well in the streets, he never did well out of sight. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But the wheels had hard tires, the roads and many of the streets were not smooth, the vehicle got the name of the bone-breaker and its use ceased. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- I can't send a bellman about, to cry aloud and proclaim in the streets what you are pleased to call my heroism. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- These streets! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- There was a public holiday; the streets were decorated by gay banners and made glad with music. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Gutters and pipes had burst, drains had overflowed, and streets were under water. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- It was as late as seven o'clock when he awoke refreshed, and went out into the streets again. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The streets were thronged with working people. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- A cold grey sky threatened rain, and a high wind drove the dust in wild spirals up and down the streets. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I naturally inquired why he was not there too, instead of pacing the streets by himself? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- And yet, I was perverse enough to feel a chill and disappointment in receiving no welcome, and rattling, alone and silent, through the misty streets. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- First he had the entrances to the streets blocked off with carts as though to organize the plaze for a _capea_. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Checker: Raymond