streak

Nouns

  • (n) an unbroken series of events
    • had a streak of bad luck
    • Nicklaus had a run of birdies
    run,
  • (n) a distinctive characteristic
    • he has a stubborn streak
    • a streak of wildness
  • (n) a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
    • a green toad with small black stripes or bars
    • may the Stars and Stripes forever wave
    stripe, bar,
  • (n) a sudden flash (as of lightning)

Verbs

  • (v) move quickly in a straight line
    • The plane streaked across the sky
  • (v) run naked in a public place
  • (v) mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained blotch, mottle,

Synonyms

run stripe bar blotch mottle

Words of close approximity

stream
strep strew
stream Streep street stress
streaked streaker streaky