street
nouns
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
"they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel
"be careful crossing the street"
the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction
"she tried to keep her children off the street"
is a part of
an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant
is a type of (narrower)
the totality of surrounding conditions
"he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room"
a situation offering opportunities
"he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
is a type of (narrower)
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
"the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
people living or working on the same street
"the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
is a type of (narrower)
people living near one another
"it is a friendly neighborhood"; "my neighborhood voted for Bush"
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