what does street mean?
STREET as NOUN
- Meaning
- a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
Usage Example(s)
- they walked the streets of the small town
- he lives on Nassau Street
Hypernyms(s) street is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks
- the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
Usage Example(s)
- be careful crossing the street
Hypernyms(s) street is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- people living or working on the same street
Usage Example(s)
- the whole street protested the absence of street lights
Hypernyms(s) street is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a situation offering opportunities
Usage Example(s)
- he worked both sides of the street
- cooperation is a two-way street
Hypernyms(s) street is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
Usage Example(s)
- she tried to keep her children off the street
Hypernyms(s) street is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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