Word: streak
Phonetic:
/stɹiːk/Listen:
An irregular line left from smearing or motion. Example: The picture I took out the car window had streaks.
A continuous series of like events. Example: I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.
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. Example: She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.
A strake.
A rung or round of a ladder.
The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area
To have or obtain streaks. Example: If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.
To run naked in public. (Contrast flash) Example: It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.
To create streaks. Example: You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.
To move very swiftly.
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
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