street
♦♦♦ street /str'iːt/ (streets)
1 [N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES]
A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it.
He lived at 66 Bingfield Street...
Boppard is a small, quaint town with narrow streets.
2 [N-COUNT] the N, usu on/off N
You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a town rather than inside a building.
Changing money on the street is illegal-always use a bank...
Their aim is to raise a million pounds to get the homeless off the streets.
...a New York street gang.
3
see also back street, civvy street, Fleet Street, Fleet Street, high street, Wall Street
4 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR, oft PHR of n
If someone is streets ahead of you, they are much better at something than you are.
He was streets ahead of the other contestants.
5 [PHRASE]
If you talk about the man in the street or the man or woman in the street, you mean ordinary people in general.
The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much about immune disorders.
6 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If a job or activity is up your street, it is the kind of job or activity that you are very interested in. (BRIT; in AM, use up your alley)
She loved it, this was just up her street.back street (back streets)
also back-street, backstreet
1 [N-COUNT]
A back street in a town or city is a small, narrow street with very little traffic.
The small church of San Michel is tucked away in a narrow back street of Port-au-Prince.
...backstreet garages.
2 [N-PLURAL]
The back streets of a town or city are the areas of small, old, poor streets rather than the richer or newer areas.
...the back streets of Berlin.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Back street activities are carried out unofficially, secretly, and often illegally.
...back street abortions.civ|vy street /s'ɪvi striːt/
[N-UNCOUNT] usu prep N
People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces. (BRIT INFORMAL)high street (high streets)
1 [N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES]
The high street of a town is the main street where most of the shops and banks are. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use Main Street)
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
High street banks and businesses are companies which have branches in the main shopping areas of most towns. (mainly BRIT)
The scanners are available from high street stores.side street (side streets)
[N-COUNT]
A side street is a quiet, often narrow street which leads off a busier street.street child (street children)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.street cred
also street-cred
[N-UNCOUNT]
If someone says that you have street cred, they mean that ordinary young people would approve of you and consider you to be part of their culture, usually because you share their sense of fashion or their views. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Having children was the quickest way to lose your street cred.
= credstreet cred|ibil|ity
[N-UNCOUNT]
Street credibility is the same as street cred. (mainly BRIT)street crime
[N-UNCOUNT]
Street crime refers to crime such as vandalism, car theft and mugging that are usually committed outdoors.street map (street maps)
[N-COUNT]
A street map is a map of a town or city, showing the positions and names of all the streets.street peo|ple
[N-PLURAL]
Street people are homeless people who live outdoors in a town or city.street smart
also street-smart
[ADJ]
Someone who is street smart knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations, especially in big cities. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighborhood.
= streetwisestreet smarts
[N-PLURAL]
You can use street smarts to refer to the skills and intelligence people need to be successful in difficult situations, especially in a city. (AM INFORMAL)
The boys learned their street smarts early.street value
[N-SING] usu N of amount
The street value of a drug is the price that is paid for it when it is sold illegally to drug users. (JOURNALISM)
...cocaine with a street value of two million pounds.
1 [N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES]
A street is a road in a city, town, or village, usually with houses along it.
He lived at 66 Bingfield Street...
Boppard is a small, quaint town with narrow streets.
2 [N-COUNT] the N, usu on/off N
You can use street or streets when talking about activities that happen out of doors in a town rather than inside a building.
Changing money on the street is illegal-always use a bank...
Their aim is to raise a million pounds to get the homeless off the streets.
...a New York street gang.
3
see also back street, civvy street, Fleet Street, Fleet Street, high street, Wall Street
4 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR, oft PHR of n
If someone is streets ahead of you, they are much better at something than you are.
He was streets ahead of the other contestants.
5 [PHRASE]
If you talk about the man in the street or the man or woman in the street, you mean ordinary people in general.
The average man or woman in the street doesn't know very much about immune disorders.
6 [PHRASE] usu v-link PHR
If a job or activity is up your street, it is the kind of job or activity that you are very interested in. (BRIT; in AM, use up your alley)
She loved it, this was just up her street.back street (back streets)
also back-street, backstreet
1 [N-COUNT]
A back street in a town or city is a small, narrow street with very little traffic.
The small church of San Michel is tucked away in a narrow back street of Port-au-Prince.
...backstreet garages.
2 [N-PLURAL]
The back streets of a town or city are the areas of small, old, poor streets rather than the richer or newer areas.
...the back streets of Berlin.
3 [ADJ] ADJ n
Back street activities are carried out unofficially, secretly, and often illegally.
...back street abortions.civ|vy street /s'ɪvi striːt/
[N-UNCOUNT] usu prep N
People in the armed forces use civvy street to refer to life and work which is not connected with the armed forces. (BRIT INFORMAL)high street (high streets)
1 [N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES]
The high street of a town is the main street where most of the shops and banks are. (mainly BRIT; in AM, use Main Street)
2 [ADJ] ADJ n
High street banks and businesses are companies which have branches in the main shopping areas of most towns. (mainly BRIT)
The scanners are available from high street stores.side street (side streets)
[N-COUNT]
A side street is a quiet, often narrow street which leads off a busier street.street child (street children)
[N-COUNT] usu pl
Street children are homeless children who live outdoors in a city and live by begging or stealing.street cred
also street-cred
[N-UNCOUNT]
If someone says that you have street cred, they mean that ordinary young people would approve of you and consider you to be part of their culture, usually because you share their sense of fashion or their views. (BRIT INFORMAL)
Having children was the quickest way to lose your street cred.
= credstreet cred|ibil|ity
[N-UNCOUNT]
Street credibility is the same as street cred. (mainly BRIT)street crime
[N-UNCOUNT]
Street crime refers to crime such as vandalism, car theft and mugging that are usually committed outdoors.street map (street maps)
[N-COUNT]
A street map is a map of a town or city, showing the positions and names of all the streets.street peo|ple
[N-PLURAL]
Street people are homeless people who live outdoors in a town or city.street smart
also street-smart
[ADJ]
Someone who is street smart knows how to deal with difficult or dangerous situations, especially in big cities. (mainly AM INFORMAL)
He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighborhood.
= streetwisestreet smarts
[N-PLURAL]
You can use street smarts to refer to the skills and intelligence people need to be successful in difficult situations, especially in a city. (AM INFORMAL)
The boys learned their street smarts early.street value
[N-SING] usu N of amount
The street value of a drug is the price that is paid for it when it is sold illegally to drug users. (JOURNALISM)
...cocaine with a street value of two million pounds.