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streak

The correct spelling is streak.

How to pronounce streak

/stɹiːk/
noun

IPA: /stɹiːk/

Say it like: Str-eek

The correct spelling is streak. An irregular line left from smearing or motion. For example: "The picture I took out the car window had streaks."

Usage Examples

The picture I took out the car window had streaks.

I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.

She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
  2. 2.A continuous series of like events.
  3. 3.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.
  4. 4.A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.
  5. 5.A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.

verb

  1. 1.To have or obtain streaks.
  2. 2.To run naked in public. (Contrast flash)
  3. 3.To create streaks.
  4. 4.To move very swiftly.
  5. 5.To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.

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