streak
An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion.
Noun 4 meanings
An irregular line, as is left from smearing or motion.
“The picture I took out the car window had streaks.”
A continuous series of like events.
“I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.”
The color of the powder of a mineral, so called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
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Verb 4 meanings
To have or obtain streaks.
“If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.”
To run quickly.
To run naked in public.
“It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.”
To move very swiftly.
Etymology
From Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic *strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line”).
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STREAK at a glance
STREAK has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (S 1 + T 1 + R 1 + E 1 + A 1 + K 5) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,423 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with streak
All rhymesOne letter away
- STREAM8
- STREEK10
- SCREAK12
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