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The correct spelling is street.
How to pronounce street
/stɹiːt/
nounIPA: /stɹiːt/
Say it like: Str-eet
The correct spelling is street. A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town. For example: "Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right."
Usage Examples
“Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right.”
“I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue.”
“I got some pot cheap on the street.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.
- 2.A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.
- 3.The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.
- 4.The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.
- 5.An illicit or contraband source, especially of drugs.
verb
- 1.To build or equip with streets.
- 2.To eject; to throw onto the streets.
- 3.(by extension) To heavily defeat.
- 4.To go on sale.
- 5.To proselytize in public.
adjective
- 1.Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.
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