straw man |
a bundle of straw made to resemble a human being; scarecrow. [4 definitions] |
straw vote |
an unofficial nonbinding vote or poll taken as a measure of public opinion on an issue. |
stray |
to wander from or go beyond a fixed place, course, or practice, or to wander away from a group. [7 definitions] |
streak |
a long narrow irregular line, mark, smear, or band on or in something of a different color, texture, or the like. [10 definitions] |
streaking |
the prank or fad, esp. among teenage students, of dashing naked through a public area. |
streaky |
marked with or occurring in streaks. [2 definitions] |
stream |
a flowing body of water such as river, creek, or brook. [10 definitions] |
streambed |
the channel occupied or formerly occupied by a stream. |
streamer |
that which streams. [3 definitions] |
streamlet |
a rivulet or small stream. |
streamline |
a smooth, even shape that offers the least possible resistance to currents or movement. [4 definitions] |
streamlined |
of a contour or surface, designed to offer minimum resistance when moving through air or water. [2 definitions] |
stream of consciousness |
in psychology, the content of an individual's consciousness seen as a continuous flow through time. [2 definitions] |
stream-of-consciousness |
of, pertaining to, or characterized by a writing technique in which a character's thoughts, feelings, and the like are recorded as a random stream, undistinguishable in terms of logic or level of reality. |
streamy |
having a number of streams or waterways. [2 definitions] |
street |
a public thoroughfare in a town or city, usu. bordered by sidewalks, along which vehicles travel. [5 definitions] |
streetcar |
an electrically powered passenger vehicle that runs on rails along regular routes. |
streetlamp |
a light illuminating a road or street, typically mounted on a tall pole. |
streetlight |
a light that is mounted on a tall pole and used to illuminate a road or highway. |
street people |
people with no permanent address who live in the streets and other public areas; homeless persons. [2 definitions] |
street smarts |
(informal) awareness, craftiness, or shrewdness in handling people or situations found in city environments where crime and poverty are extensive. |