noun
street
street
noun
1
A public road in a town or city, usually lined with buildings.
"They live on a quiet residential street."
adj
1
Having a tough, worldly credibility associated with urban life.
"He has a lot of street smarts even though he never finished school."
How to Use Street
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA road in a town lined with houses or shops, or (informally) having tough, real-world savvy.
Common pairings
street smart
main street
street cred
across the street
Word Forms
more street comparative, streeted past tense, Streets plural, streets singular, most street superlative
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Etymology
From Old English strēt, an early borrowing from Latin strata ("paved road"), the past participle of a verb meaning "to spread or pave."