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streak
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- pronunciation:
- strik
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a long, narrow line, mark, smear, or band.
There is a streak of black paint on the wall.The clouds formed white streaks in the blue sky.
- similar words:
- band, bar, blaze, mark, smear, smudge, stripe, vein
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| definition 2: |
an extremely fast movement of something, or a thing that moves very fast, making a long line as it goes.
Did you see the streak of lightning across the night sky?
- similar words:
- blaze, bolt, flare, flash
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| definition 3: |
a trace; tendency; strain.
He has a stubborn streak.- synonyms:
- disposition, inclination, tendency
- similar words:
- bent, cast, characteristic, grain, vein
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| definition 4: |
a short period or series of events.
We're having a streak of hot weather.- similar words:
- bout, period, run, series, spell
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| related words: |
band, bar, blaze, flash, grain |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
streaks, streaking, streaked |
| definition 1: |
to form or make a streak or streaks on or in.
I hope the children won't streak the wet paint.- similar words:
- band, bar, line, marble, stripe
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| definition 2: |
to form into streaks or form with streaks.
The painter streaked color on the canvas.- similar words:
- dot, stroke
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| definition 3: |
to move very quickly or flash by.
The runners streaked down the road.- synonyms:
- dash, flash, shoot, whip, zip
- similar words:
- dart, fly, rush, tear
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| definition 4: |
to be in streaks.
Rain streaked down the window. |
| related words: |
line, zip |
| derivations: |
streaklike (adj.), streakedly (adv.), streaker (n.) |
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