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streak
[ streek ]
noun
- a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
streaks of mud.
- a portion or layer of something, distinguished by color or nature from the rest; a vein or stratum:
streaks of fat in meat.
- a vein, strain, or admixture of anything:
a streak of humor.
Synonyms: , , ,
- Informal.
- a spell or run:
a streak of good luck.
- an uninterrupted series:
The team had a losing streak of ten games.
- a flash leaving a visible line or aftereffect, as of lightning; bolt.
- Mineralogy. the line of powder obtained by scratching a mineral or rubbing it upon a hard, rough white surface, often differing in color from the mineral in the mass, and serving as an important distinguishing character.
- Plant Pathology.
- an elongated, narrow, superficial lesion on stems or leaf veins, becoming brown and necrotic.
- any disease characterized by such lesions.
verb (used with object)
- to mark with a streak or streaks; form streaks on:
sunlight streaking the water with gold; frost streaking the windows.
- to lighten or color (strands of hair) for contrastive effect.
- to dispose, arrange, smear, spread, etc., in the form of a streak or streaks:
to streak cold germs on a slide for microscopic study.
verb (used without object)
- to become streaked.
- to run, go, or work rapidly.
- to flash, as lightning.
- to make a sudden dash in public while naked, especially as a prank.
streak
1/ ٰː /
noun
- a long thin mark, stripe, or trace of some contrasting colour
- (of lightning) a sudden flash
- ( as modifier )
streak lightning
- an element or trace, as of some quality or characteristic
- a strip, vein, or layer
fatty streaks
- a short stretch or run, esp of good or bad luck
- mineralogy the powdery mark made by a mineral when rubbed on a hard or rough surface: its colour is an important distinguishing characteristic
- bacteriol the inoculation of a solid culture medium by drawing a wire contaminated with the microorganisms across it
- informal.an act or the practice of running naked through a public place
verb
- tr to mark or daub with a streak or streaks
- intr to form streaks or become streaked
- intr to move rapidly in a straight line
- informal.intr to run naked through a crowd of people in a public place in order to shock or amuse them
streak
2/ ٰː /
noun
- a variant spelling of strake
streak
/ ٰŧ /
- The characteristic color of a mineral after it has been ground into a powder. Because the streak of a mineral is not always the same as its natural color, it is a useful tool in mineral identification.
- A bacterial culture inoculated by drawing a bacteria-laden needle across the surface of a solid culture medium.
- Also called streak plate
- Any of various viral diseases of plants characterized by the appearance of discolored stripes on the leaves or stems.
Derived Forms
- streaked, adjective
- ˈٰ, noun
- ˈٰˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰ· [streekt, -lee, stree, -kid-lee], adverb
- ٰn noun
- ٰİ noun
- ٰl adjective
- t·ٰ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·ٰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of streak1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of streak1
Idioms and Phrases
- blue streak. blue streak.
More idioms and phrases containing streak
see like greased lightning (a blue streak) ; talk someone's arm off (a blue streak) ; winning streak .Example Sentences
His scoreless streak reached 33-2/3 innings until two errors helped two runs score to end the streak last week.
These additions continue a recent streak of first- and second-line acts playing last-minute, ultra early sets.
As a result, the trade has proven to be among the most consequential in the Western Conference, reinvigorating a team that saw a season-long five-game losing streak end in Kuzmenko’s debut.
How long will the team’s unbeaten streak last?
Forgiveness is a final stumbling block for both women, whose independent streaks flatten out a desire for community when they need it most.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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