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streak
noun
verb
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
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stɹiːk
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noun
a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
“a green toad with small black stripes or bars”
noun
a distinctive characteristic
“he has a stubborn streak”
noun
a sudden flash (as of lightning)
noun
an unbroken series of events
“had a streak of bad luck”
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
“The plane streaked across the sky”
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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
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