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Streaks

An irregular line left from smearing or motion.

📖 Definitions of "Streaks"

noun
  1. 1

    An irregular line left from smearing or motion.

    "The picture I took out the car window had streaks."

  2. 2

    A continuous series of like events.

    "I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments."

  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.

verb
  1. 1

    To have or obtain streaks.

    "If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak."

  2. 2

    To run naked in public. (Contrast flash)

    "It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field."

  3. 3

    To create streaks.

    "You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight."

  4. 4

    To move very swiftly.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Streaks"

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WordDefinition
mottlenoun(countable) A distinguishing blotch of colour.
blotchnounAn uneven patch of color or discoloration.
stripenounA long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
runnounAct or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet.
angioidverbResembling a blood vessel
filetsnoun(American spelling) Alternative spelling of fillet. [(now rare) A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.]
filletsnounA thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
footstepsnounThe mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
glimmersnoun(intransitive) To shine with a faint, unsteady light.
groovesnoun(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
linesnoun(film, theater) Words spoken by the actors.
netsnoun(cricket) A training session before playing a cricket match for both bowlers and batsmen or even backups.
nettingnounSomething that acts as, or looks like, a net.
raysnounA beam of light or radiation.
ridgesnounAny extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip.
rollsnoun(informal) Rolls-Royce automobile
scratchesnoun(pathology) Synonym of pastern dermatitis.
skatesnounA surname.
storiesan American early 1970s rock and pop music band based in New York City.
striationsnoun(countable, geomorphology) One of a number of parallel scratch lines in rock outcrops, formed when glaciers dragged rocks across the landscape.

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