street

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings“they walked the streets of the small town”“he lives on Nassau Street”
  2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel“be careful crossing the street”
  3. the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction“she tried to keep her children off the street”
  4. a situation offering opportunities“he worked both sides of the street”“cooperation is a two-way street”
  5. people living or working on the same street“the whole street protested the absence of street lights”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Street \Street\ (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew, and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a.]

1.Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses. [1913 Webster]

He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto the field.— Coverdale.[1913 Webster]
At home or through the high street passing.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border the thoroughfare. [1913 Webster]

His deserted mansion in Duke Street.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.the roadway of a street[1], as distinguished from the sidewalk; as, children playing in the street. [PJC]

3.the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole street knew about their impending divorce. [PJC]

The street (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also, figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street would not take the bonds.

on the street, (a) homeless. (b) unemployed. (a) not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer is still on the street.

Street Arab, Street broker, etc. See under Arab, Broker, etc.

Street door, a door which opens upon a street, or is nearest the street.

street person, a homeless person; a vagrant. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Syn: See Way. [1913 Webster]

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