| abbreviate |
When you abbreviate a word, you use a shorter form of it, You often use just a few letters of the word to stand for the whole thing. We often abbreviate things like the names of months, names for the days of the week, and words in addresses like "Street" and "Road." [1/2 definitions] |
| act |
An act is a short performance that is fun to watch. Musicians, clowns, and street performers have acts. [1/9 definitions] |
| address |
the place where one lives or a business is located. The address has the street name and number, city, and state or province. [1/6 definitions] |
| alley1 |
a narrow street or path between or behind buildings. [1/2 definitions] |
| avenue |
a wide street. |
| bazaar |
an outdoor street market made up of rows of little shops or stalls where people buy and sell things. [1/2 definitions] |
| block |
If two streets cross two other streets in a town, the area inside the streets is called a block. We also use the word block to talk about the distance between one street and the next street. [1/3 definitions] |
| boulevard |
a wide city street, often with trees planted along its sides. |
| close |
If the police close a street, they block it so that people and cars cannot get through. [1/9 definitions] |
| court |
a short street with a dead end. [1/8 definitions] |
| cross |
When you cross a street, you move from one side of the street to the other. [2/7 definitions] |
| crossing |
a place where a street or river can be crossed. [1/2 definitions] |
| cruise |
If a police car is cruising through the neighborhood, it is traveling through the neighborhood checking for things or searching for someone or something. If a taxi driver is cruising down a street, they are looking for people to give rides to. [1/4 definitions] |
| curb |
a raised rim where a street meets the edge of the sidewalk. [1/3 definitions] |
| curfew |
a rule or law that sets a time after which everyone must be off the street and inside for the night. Curfews sometimes apply only to a particular group, such as young people. |
| danger |
When there is danger, it is possible that something bad will happen and that someone or something will get hurt. If you walked into a busy street, you would be in danger. [1/2 definitions] |
| dash |
When you dash, you run or move very quickly to get somewhere or get away. If you dash across the street, you run across very quickly. [1/5 definitions] |
| dead end |
a street that is closed at one end, allowing no way through. |
| directly |
If your friend's house is directly across the street from yours, it is exactly across the street. If you walk from your house to their house, you walk in a straight line. [1/3 definitions] |
| down1 |
When you go down a path, it means that you move along a path. If a cars goes down a street, it moves along the street. [1/8 definitions] |
| drive |
Drive sometimes has the same meaning as "street." It is a road for cars and other vehicles to travel on. The word drive is often part of the name of a road, especially in a town or suburb. [1/10 definitions] |