street

street
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. thoroughfare, avenue, boulevard, alley; roadway. See passage.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
Syn. road, highway, way, lane, path, avenue, thoroughfare, boulevard, terrace, place, mews, route, artery, parkway, court, cross street, esplanade, boardwalk, row, embankment, square, piazza, close, alley, circle, dead end, passage, mall, circus, arcade, via (Italian), rue (French), Strasse (German).
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
road, avenue, lane, thoroughfare, boulevard, drive, *main drag, artery, highway, alley, dead end, route, pavement, rue, via.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A course affording passage from one place to another: avenue, boulevard, drive, expressway, freeway, highway, path, road, roadway, route, superhighway, thoroughfare, thruway, turnpike, way. See MOVE, OPEN.

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  • street — W1S1 [stri:t] n [: Old English; Origin: strAt] 1.) a public road in a city or town that has houses, shops etc on one or both sides ▪ We moved to Center Street when I was young. ▪ I walked on further down the street . ▪ Someone just moved in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Street — (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See {Strew}, and cf. {Stratum}, {Stray}, v. & a.] 1. Originally, a paved way or road; a public… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • street — [ strit ] noun count *** a road in a town or city with houses or other buildings along it: State Street/Fourth Street Mamaroneck Avenue is the town s main street. down/along/across/into etc. the street: I just saw Bill walking down the street.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Street — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Ben Street (* ?), US amerikanischer Jazz Bassist Cecil Street (1884–1965), britischer Schriftsteller und Armeeoffizier Gabby Street (1882–1951), US amerikanischer Baseballspieler Jessie Street… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • street — (n.) O.E. stret (Mercian, Kentish), stræt (W.Saxon) street, high road, an early West Germanic borrowing from L.L. strata, used elliptically for via strata paved road, from fem. pp. of L. sternere lay down, spread out, pave, from PIE *stre to to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • street — [strēt] n. [ME < OE stræt, akin to Ger strasse < early WGmc loanword < LL strata < L strata ( via), paved (road), fem. of stratus: see STRATUM] 1. a public road in a town or city; esp. a paved thoroughfare with sidewalks and buildings …   English World dictionary

  • street — ► NOUN 1) a public road in a city, town, or village. 2) (before another noun ) relating to the subculture of fashionable urban youth: street style. 3) (before another noun ) homeless: street children. ● not in the same street Cf. ↑not in the same …   English terms dictionary

  • street — index avenue (route), causeway Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 street …   Law dictionary

  • street — street; street·ful; street·let; street·ward; …   English syllables

  • Street TV — started during 2007 in Australia. It was the first interactive made for mobile TV show in Australia. The show contains a selection of popular Australian music, arts and contemporary culture. It is currently screened free of charge on Vodafone… …   Wikipedia

  • street — [pron. STRIT] s. n. stradă. (< engl. street) Trimis de raduborza, 09.12.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

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