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street

1 of 1noun
/stɹit/
Forms:streets
1

a public path for vehicles in a village, town, or city, usually with buildings, houses, etc. on its sides

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  • He parked his car on the street and walked to the nearby café.
  • I crossed the street carefully at the pedestrian crosswalk.
  • The street was filled with colorful houses and blooming flowers.
  • They walked down the busy street, lined with shops and restaurants.
  • We ride our bikes along the bike lane on the main street.
2

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

3

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

4

people living or working on the same street

5

a situation offering opportunities

6

(in the plural) people in general, often as a source of information, gossip, or rumors

  • The streets say there's a party at Malik's place tonight.
  • I heard it from the streets; that shop's getting raided.
  • They were talking to the streets to find out what really happened.
  • Word on the streets is that the new crew is taking over.