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Synonyms for streak

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : streek
Phonetic Transcription : strik

Top 10 synonyms for streak
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Définition of streak

Origin :
  • Old English strica "line of motion, stroke of a pen" (related to strican "pass over lightly," see strike), from Proto-Germanic *strikon (cf. Middle Low German streke "stroke, line," Old High German, German strich, Gothic striks "stroke, line"), from PIE root *streig- (see strigil). Sense of "long, thin mark" is first found 1567. Meaning "a temporary run (of luck)" is from 1843.
  • noun vein, line; small part
  • verb make a line on
Example sentences :
  • Now we'll see a ding-dong finish, if the Black doesn't show a streak of yellow.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • With the first streak of day, the Doctor was up to reconnoitre the position of the enemy.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • They're not senseless brutes; they have a streak of man's intelligence.
  • Extract from : « Under Arctic Ice » by H.G. Winter
  • She's good enough, I guess, and she can play the piano like a streak, but she's a fool.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Dan's Daughter » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • At length she became aware of a streak of light on the119 floor.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • There was a streak of blood over his left eyebrow, and no other sign of injury.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • He straightened his arm, and his steel went out like a streak of lightning.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • But with the first streak of dawn he led the way, the rest following.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • He was all Indian now; the streak of smoky white man was engulfed.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • Where have you hidden this streak of impudence all these weeks?
  • Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs

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