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noun

ˈstrēt How to pronounce street (audio)
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as in road
a passage cleared for public vehicular travel going the wrong way on a one-way street

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adjective

as in frowzy

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Recent Examples of street
Noun
Whoever first hawked the product on the streets of the Windy City, only Rueckheim was able to turn it into an American institution. — Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025 So far this year, The Bee has reported on the deaths of five people on city streets: Najah Islam, 30, who is survived by her toddler; Jonathon T. Slaugh, 62; Adrienne Keyana Johnson, 33; Cornelius Jesse, 59; and a male pedestrian whose name has not yet been released by the coroner. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Earlier this month, the Georgia Department of Public Safety coordinated with state and local law enforcement agencies for the 40th wave of its crime suppression and anti-street racing initiative. — John Spink, ajc, 24 Feb. 2022 The tree removal is part of a multi-street paving program planned by the city. — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2021 See All Example Sentences for street
Recent Examples of Synonyms for street
  1. road
  2. highway
  3. grungy
  4. thoroughfare
  5. unkempt
  6. freeway
  7. slovenly
  8. boulevard
Noun
  • The back-bone contusion that prematurely ended his 2024-25 campaign after 30 games stemmed from a fall during a Mar. 19 road win vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves.
    — Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Several local roads, including Silver Canyon Road, Jean Blanc Road, and Laws Poleta Road, are also closed, according to authorities.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of road
Noun
  • Fires by San Diego highways show there’s a long way to go.
    — Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Here’s what traffic is looking like today on Kansas 10 highway between Kansas City and Lawrence.
    — Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of highway
Adjective
  • There seemed to be a split reaction from fans on social media as some wanted to hear the grungy track while others trusted Tyler’s vision.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Depositphotos View 1 Images When crude oil is processed, a lot of grungy byproducts are left over.
    — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of grungy
Noun
  • The Nashville Public Library has unveiled an oral history of Music Row featuring the executives and industry insiders who know the iconic thoroughfare best.
    — Nate Rau, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Located in a strip mall along the busy thoroughfare, the store had debuted in fall of 2020.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
Definition of thoroughfare
Adjective
  • Most wine lovers know that the word Sauvignon comes from the French word sauvage and the word blanc simply means white, but most people don’t know the reason is because when untrained vines of the variety have a distinctly unkempt appearance.
    — Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
  • But, as in these United States, the key question remains whether creeping totalitarianism — from the left and the right — will squeeze everyday people out of their inalienable right to just be their sometimes obnoxious, unkempt, idiosyncratic selves.
    — Ed Wallace, New York Daily News, 6 June 2024
Definition of unkempt
Noun
  • The spot flourished when people still smoked cigarettes indoors and there was no freeway in town.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Rolling road and freeway ramp closures begin as early as 3 a.m. on race day, according to event organizers.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of freeway
Adjective
  • Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way.
    — Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Corruption within the organization, after all, is as much a part of the show as Jackson Lamb’s slovenly habits and horrible diet.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of slovenly
Noun
  • The zone includes anything within a 30-mile radius of Beverly and La Cienega boulevards (the historic home of the Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers), as well as certain other locations like Castaic, Pomona and the Ontario airport.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Spend the afternoon strolling the scenic Venice Canals, which were built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney, and his eponymous boulevard, which has become a haven for designers local as well as far-flung.
    — Sheila Yasmin Marikar, AFAR Media, 19 Mar. 2025
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