street

Noun
  1. A thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings (synset 104341737)
    "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
    is a type of: thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another
    subtypes:
    • alley, alleyway, back street - a narrow street with walls on both sides
    • avenue, boulevard - a wide street or thoroughfare
    • cross street - a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it
    • local road, local street - a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it
    • high street, main street - street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town
    • mews - street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings
    • rue - (French) a street or road in France
    • side street - a street intersecting a main street and terminating there
    specific instances:
    • fleet street - a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated
    • harley street - a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located
    • lombard street - a street in central London containing many of the major London banks
    • whitehall - a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices
    • strand - a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels
    • downing street - a street of Westminster in London
    • pall mall - a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs
    • quai d'orsay - the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries
    • champs elysees - a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes
    • bowery - a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts
    • broadway, great white way - a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
    • park ave., park avenue - a fashionable residential street in New York City
    • wall st., wall street - a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance
    substance holonym: pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare
  2. The part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks;
    The part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel (synset 104342347)
    "be careful crossing the street"
    is a type of: thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another
    subtypes:
    • one-way street - a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction
    • two-way street - a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions
  3. The streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction (synset 114539858)
    "she tried to keep her children off the street"
    is a type of: environment - the totality of surrounding conditions
    is a part of: concrete jungle - an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
  4. A situation offering opportunities (synset 114509395)
    "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    is a type of: chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
  5. People living or working on the same street (synset 108242347)
    "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
    is a type of: neighborhood, neighbourhood - people living near one another

Other Searches