streak
n. narrow irregular line, stripe, smear; rapid movement or something that moves very quickly; trace, small amount; layer, stratum; unbroken series of events; spell or run (of luck, misfortune, etc.) v. mark with streaks; lighten strands of hair; run very quickly, dash | ||||
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Streak Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Streak
(v. t.)
With it as an object: To run swiftly.
(v. t.)
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
(v. t.)
To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors.
(n.)
The rung or round of a ladder.
(n.)
The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.
(n.)
A strake.
(n.)
A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein.
(v. t.)
With it as an object: To run swiftly.
(v. t.)
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
(v. t.)
To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors.
(n.)
The rung or round of a ladder.
(n.)
The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.
(n.)
A strake.
(n.)
A line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein.
| WordNet 2.0 |
streak
Noun
1. an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
(synonym) run
(hypernym) succession
(hyponym) losing streak
2. a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
(hypernym) characteristic
3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background
(synonym) stripe
(hypernym) marking
(hyponym) band, stria, striation
(derivation) mottle, blotch
4. a sudden flash (as of lightning)
(hypernym) flash
Verb
1. move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"
(hypernym) move
2. run naked in a public place
(hypernym) run
(derivation) streaker
3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
(synonym) mottle, blotch
(hypernym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
(derivation) stripe
Noun
1. an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
(synonym) run
(hypernym) succession
(hyponym) losing streak
2. a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
(hypernym) characteristic
3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background
(synonym) stripe
(hypernym) marking
(hyponym) band, stria, striation
(derivation) mottle, blotch
4. a sudden flash (as of lightning)
(hypernym) flash
Verb
1. move quickly in a straight line; "The plane streaked across the sky"
(hypernym) move
2. run naked in a public place
(hypernym) run
(derivation) streaker
3. mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
(synonym) mottle, blotch
(hypernym) color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
(derivation) stripe
| Australian Slang |
Built like a streak of pelican shit
very tall
very tall
Long streak of pelican shit
very tall and thin person
| Shakespeare Words |
Streak
touch softly
touch softly
| Anagram |
streak
skater takers
skater takers
| hEnglish - advanced version |
streak
streak
\streak\, n. [oe. streke; akin to d. streek a line, stroke, g. strich, as. strica, sw. strek, dan. streg, goth. stricks, and e. strike, stroke. see strike, stroke, n., and cf. strake.]
1. a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein. what mean those colored streaks in heaven?
2. (shipbuilding) a strake.
3. (min.) the fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.
4. the rung or round of a ladder. [obs.]
streak
\streak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. streaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. streaking.] 1. to form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. a mule streaked and dappled with white and black. now streaked and glowing with the morning red.
2. with it as an object: to run swiftly. [colloq.]
streak
\streak\ (?), v. t. [cf. stretch, streek.] to stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body. [obs. or prov. eng. & scot.]
streak
n
1. an unbroken series of events: "a succession of failures"; "had a streak of bad luck"; "nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: run]
2. a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background [syn: stripe]
4. a sudden flash (as of lightning) v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "the plane streaked across the sky" 2: run naked in a public place 3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: mottle, blotch]
similar words(5)
winning streak
losing streak
primitive streak
lap-streak
tomato streak
streak
\streak\, n. [oe. streke; akin to d. streek a line, stroke, g. strich, as. strica, sw. strek, dan. streg, goth. stricks, and e. strike, stroke. see strike, stroke, n., and cf. strake.]
1. a line or long mark of a different color from the ground; a stripe; a vein. what mean those colored streaks in heaven?
2. (shipbuilding) a strake.
3. (min.) the fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character.
4. the rung or round of a ladder. [obs.]
streak
\streak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. streaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n. streaking.] 1. to form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of a different color, or of different colors. a mule streaked and dappled with white and black. now streaked and glowing with the morning red.
2. with it as an object: to run swiftly. [colloq.]
streak
\streak\ (?), v. t. [cf. stretch, streek.] to stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body. [obs. or prov. eng. & scot.]
streak
n
1. an unbroken series of events: "a succession of failures"; "had a streak of bad luck"; "nicklaus had a run of birdies" [syn: run]
2. a distinctive characteristic; "he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
3. a marking of a different color or texture from the background [syn: stripe]
4. a sudden flash (as of lightning) v 1: move quickly in a straight line; "the plane streaked across the sky" 2: run naked in a public place 3: mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained [syn: mottle, blotch]
similar words(5)
winning streak
losing streak
primitive streak
lap-streak
tomato streak
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Llinell
Llinell = n. a line; a streak
Llinell = n. a line; a streak
Rheian
Rheian = n. a streak, a stripe
Rheianu
Rheianu = v. to streak, to stripe
Rhib
Rhib = n. a streak; a dribblet
Rhibin
Rhibin = n. scanty row, streak
Rhibio
Rhibio = v. to streak; to dribble
Rhudded
Rhudded = n. a red streak; a path
Rhudden
Rhudden = n. a red streak
Streak Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
Streak Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English-Latin Online Dictionary |
streak
virga
virga
Streak Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
| English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan |
Streak
wesh, wesh-tor
wesh, wesh-tor
Streak Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Streak
Streak may refer to:
- Streak (mineralogy), the color of the powder a mineral leaves after rubbing it on an unglazed porcelain streak plate
- Streak (moth), in the family Geometridae
- "The Streak", a 1974 record by Ray Stevens
- Streaking, public nudity + jogging
- Archenteron, an indentation on a blastula
- Streaking (microbiology), a method of populating an agar plate
- Streak (video game), a PlayStation video game
- Streak camera, device to measure short optical pulses
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