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streaks
We have found lemma(root) word of streaks : streak.
Definitions
[striːk], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings
(e.g: a streak of oil)
- an element of a specified kind in someone's character
(e.g: there's a streak of insanity in the family)
- an act of running naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
(e.g: a streak for charity)
Phrases:
- like a streak
- mean streak
- streak of lightning
Origin
:
Old English strica, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek and German Strich, also to strike. The sense ‘run naked’ was originally US slang
[striːk], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cover (a surface) with streaks
(e.g: tears streaking her face, Cynthia looked up)
- move very fast in a specified direction
(e.g: the cat streaked across the street)
- run naked in a public place so as to shock or amuse others
(e.g: the singer admitted to streaking in his home town in the seventies)
Phrases:
- like a streak
- mean streak
- streak of lightning
Origin
:
Old English strica, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch streek and German Strich, also to strike. The sense ‘run naked’ was originally US slang
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