Meaning

An irregular line left from smearing or motion..

Definitions by Sense

1. An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
2. A continuous series of like events.
3. A consistent facet of somebody's personality.
4. The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
5. A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
6. A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
7. (shipbuilding) A strake.
8. A rung or round of a ladder.

Example Sentences

The picture I took out the car window had streaks.

'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.

I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.

I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, when I was dealt terrible cards.

a mean streak

a stubborn streak

But speaking of cats, there's a good deal to be learned about women from them, 'Orace. […] I've known very few who wouldn't admit, between ourselves, that most others had a fair streak of the feline.

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Word Forms

• streaks
• streaking
• streaked

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