street

Definitions

1. noun

   A road in a town with houses or shops.

   Examples

   • Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.
   • The man in the red coat is standing on the street.
2. noun

   A road together with its buildings and sidewalks.

   Examples

   • I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.
   • I have been shopping on Oxford Street.
3. noun

   In some cities, a road that crosses the avenues.

   Examples

   • Fifth Street crosses the avenues downtown.
   • The numbered streets meet the avenues at right angles.
4. noun

   The people who live on a street.

   Examples

   • The whole street came out to help after the storm.
   • News of the fire spread through the street.
5. noun

   The people who spend lots of time in city streets.

   Examples

   • He grew up learning the rules of the street.
   • The street has its own code that outsiders rarely get.
6. noun

   A source of illegal goods, especially drugs.

   Examples

   • He bought it cheap on the street.
   • The seized drugs had a street value of five million dollars.
7. noun

   Short for Wall Street, the financial world.

   Examples

   • Orders rose more than the street expected.
   • The street reacted well to the earnings report.
8. noun

   Living or found in the streets.

   Examples

   • A street cat followed us home.
   • The book is about a street child.
9. noun

   Slang used by people in city streets.

   Examples

   • Toaster is street for a gun.
   • He picked up a lot of street while working downtown.
10. noun

    People in general, as a source of news.

    Examples

    • The streets say something is happening tomorrow.
    • The streets were talking about the new plan for weeks.