English dictionary
streak
nounPronunciation
stɹiːk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
noun
- a distinctive characteristic
noun
- a sudden flash (as of lightning)
noun
- an unbroken series of events
verb
- mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
verb
- run naked in a public place
verb
- move quickly in a straight line
Example sentences
a green toad with small black stripes or bars
may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
he has a stubborn streak
a streak of wildness
had a streak of bad luck
Nicklaus had a run of birdies
The plane streaked across the sky