street in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
street in Sindhi سنڌي
street in Telugu తెలుగు
street in English
- street⇄adj. streetlike.
- street⇄adj. 1. of a street.
Ex. a street corner, a street cleaner.
2. in a street or streets.
Ex. a street scene, a street gang, street fighting, street games.
3. level with the street.
Ex. the department store's street floor. - street⇄expr. be streets ahead, (Especially British.) to be far ahead in a contest; be far superior.
Ex. When it came to pure boxing ability, Winstone was streets ahead (London Times). - street⇄expr. by a street, (British.) by a large margin.
Ex. to win by a street. Instead of beating Chelsea by a street, they went home ... only with a draw (Sunday Times). - street⇄expr. on easy street, (Informal.) in comfortable circumstances; financially secure or independent.
Ex. He tried one scheme after another, looking for the quickest way to get on easy street. - street⇄expr. out on the street, without a home or a job.
Ex. They worked hard ... and now they have maybe a wife and a child, and they are out on the street and naturally they feel cheated (Harper's). - street⇄expr. take to the streets, to make a public demonstration.
Ex. The small shopkeeper ... finds the bill intolerably heavy and is now taking to the streets to protest against it (London Times). - street⇄expr. the Street, (Informal.) Wall Street.
Ex. ""They still know me in the Street,"" he added (New Yorker). - street⇄expr. up one's street, (Especially British Informal.) suited to one's interests or abilities; pleasing for one; up one's alley.
Ex. I have never found his films very much up my street (Punch). - street⇄noun 1. a public road in a city or town, usually with buildings on both sides, and including the sidewalks or paths as well as the roadway. A street is maintained by the city or town, a highway by the county or state. (Abbr:) St.
2. a place or way - street⇄street, noun, adjective.