Streak
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /stɹiːk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Streak is a noun meaning An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
Meaning
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
More Meanings
- A continuous series of like events.
- A consistent facet of somebody's personality.
- 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.
- A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
- A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
- (shipbuilding) A strake.
- A rung or round of a ladder.
Example Sentences
a mean streak
a stubborn streak
Streak (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
The picture I took out the car window had streaks.
Word Forms
- streaks
- streaking
- streaked
Synonyms for streak
Depending on context, synonyms include run, blotch, stripe, mottle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mottle, blotch, stripe, run, smear, surge.
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