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street British & World English

a public road in a city, town, or village, typically with houses and buildings on one or both sides

the street/streets in street British & World English

the roads or public areas of a city or town

on-street British & World English

(of parking facilities) at the side of a public road

easy street British & World English

a state of financial comfort or security

Grub Street British & World English

used in reference to a world or class of impoverished journalists and writers

high street British & World English

the main street of a town, especially as the traditional site for most shops, banks, and other businesses

main street British & World English

the principal street of a town, traditionally the site of shops, banks, and other businesses

off-street British & World English

(of parking facilities) not on a public road

side street British & World English

a minor or subsidiary street

street Arab British & World English

a raggedly dressed homeless child wandering the streets

street door British & World English

the main door of a house opening on to the street

street drug British & World English

a drug sold illegally and used for its mood-altering, stimulant, or sedative effects

street name British & World English

an informal term for something, typically an illegal drug

Wall Street British & World English

a street at the south end of Manhattan, where the New York Stock Exchange and other leading American financial institutions are located

Beale Street British & World English

a historic commercial street in downtown Memphis, Tennessee, that is associated with black music and commerce

cross street British & World English

a street that crosses another street or connects two streets

Fleet Street British & World English

a street in central London in which the offices of national newspapers were located until the mid 1980s (often used to refer to the British Press)

Harley Street British & World English

a street in central London where many eminent physicians and surgeons have consulting rooms

street cries British & World English

the cries used by street traders to advertise their wares

street hockey British & World English

a form of hockey played on a paved surface using in-line skates

street-legal British & World English

(of a vehicle) meeting all legal requirements for use on ordinary roads

street light (also street lamp) British & World English

a light illuminating a road, typically mounted on a tall post

street-smart British & World English

another term for streetwise.

street trader British & World English

a person who sells something in the street, either from a stall or van or with their goods laid out on the pavement

street value British & World English

the price for which something, especially an amount of drugs, that is illegal or has been obtained illicitly can be sold

Carnaby Street British & World English

a street in the West End of London. It became famous in the 1960s as a centre of the popular fashion industry

Downing Street British & World English

a street in Westminster, London, between Whitehall and St James’s Park. No. 10 is the official residence of the Prime Minister; No. 11 is the home of the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Lombard Street British & World English

a street in the City of London containing many of the principal London banks

street clothes British & World English

clothes suitable for everyday wear in public

street theatre British & World English

drama performed on the streets, typically in an informal or improvised manner

up one's street or North American alley in up British & World English

well suited to one’s tastes, interests, or abilities

Wardour Street British & World English

used allusively to refer to the British film industry

Watling Street British & World English

a Roman road (now largely underlying modern roads) running north-westwards across England, from Richborough in Kent through London and St Albans to Wroxeter in Shropshire

street credibility (also street cred) British & World English

acceptability among fashionable young urban people

street entertainer British & World English

a person who entertains the public in the street, especially with music, acting, or juggling

street furniture British & World English

objects placed or fixed in the street for public use, such as postboxes, road signs, and benches

street jewellery British & World English

enamel advertising plates as collectors' items

two-way street in two-way British & World English

a situation or relationship involving mutual or reciprocal action or obligation

Bow Street Runner British & World English

the popular name for a London policeman during the first half of the 19th century

in Queer Street in queer British & World English

in difficulty, typically by being in debt

Threadneedle Street British & World English

a street in the City of London containing the premises of the Bank of England

Wall Street Crash British & World English

the collapse of prices on the New York Stock Exchange in October 1929, a major factor in the early stages of the Depression

not in the same street in street British & World English

far inferior in terms of ability

the word on the street in word British & World English

a rumour or piece of information currently being circulated

bystreet British & World English

a side street off the main thoroughfare

Old Lady of Threadneedle Street British & World English

the nickname of the Bank of England, which stands in this street

backstreet British & World English

a minor street away from the main roads