streak — a long, thin mark or stripe of a different color or texture
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a long, thin mark or stripe of a different color or texture
Pronunciation (IPA): /striːk/
Example Sentences
- My cat has a white streak on her black fur that makes her look like she's wearing a tiny tie.
- The team's winning streak ended when they forgot to bring their lucky mascot.
- Lightning streaked across the dark sky during the thunderstorm.
streak
NOUN[/striːk/]
a long, thin mark or stripe of a different color or texture
💡 Concept
The runner extended her winning streak to ten straight races at the stadium.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/striːk/
🇬🇧 UK/striːk/
🌳Etymology
Rootstreak
🎵Rhyme
peakspeakweakleakseek
peak
speak
weak
leak
seek
🔗Collocations
winning streak
losing streak
streak of lightning
streak across
hot streak
streak past
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My cat has a white streak on her black fur that makes her look like she's wearing a tiny tie.”
😄 Fun example
“The team's winning streak ended when they forgot to bring their lucky mascot.”
“Lightning streaked across the dark sky during the thunderstorm.”
“He had a rebellious streak that made him dye his hair purple.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
stripelinemarkbandseries
Antonyms
breakinterruptionpause
Related
strikestrokestreamstringstretch
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