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. |
street theater |
a dramatization, usu. presented on the street or in a park by a traveling group, having a political or social issue as its theme. |
streetwalker |
a prostitute who solicits customers in public places. |
streetwise |
informed about what goes on and highly adapted for survival in a city, esp. the more sordid sections; street-smart. |
strength |
the state, quality, or condition of being strong. [9 definitions] |
strengthen |
to make stronger. [2 definitions] |
strenuous |
marked by great effort or energy; vigorous or zealous. [2 definitions] |
strep |
(informal) see "streptococcus." |
strep throat |
an infection of the throat accompanied by fever and pain, caused by streptococcal bacteria. |
strepto- |
twisted chain. |
streptococcus |
any of several round or oval bacteria that occur in pairs or chains, some of which cause disease or infection in humans and animals. |
streptomycin |
an antibiotic produced from mold cultures of certain soil bacteria and used esp. to treat tuberculosis. |
stress |
the importance or significance given to something; emphasis. [8 definitions] |
stressed |
affected by emotional stress; feeling strain and anxiety caused by fear or pressure. [3 definitions] |
stressed-out |
experiencing great anxiety, often caused by an unusual amount of pressure from work, school, or the demands of others. |
stress fracture |
a hairline fracture, esp. in a leg or foot, that occurs as a result of repeated strenuous exercise and is a common ailment of professional runners, ballet dancers, and the like. |
stressful |
characterized by or causing stress. |
stressless |
combined form of stress. |