street

English Thesaurus

1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	thoroughfare,
definition	:	a public road from one place to another (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	alley, alleyway, back street,
definition	:	a narrow street with walls on both sides (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	avenue, boulevard,
definition	:	a wide street or thoroughfare (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	cross street,
definition	:	a street intersecting a main street (usually at right angles) and continuing on both sides of it (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	local road, local street,
definition	:	a street that is primarily used to gain access to the property bordering it (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	high street, main street,
definition	:	street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	mews,
definition	:	street lined with buildings that were originally private stables but have been remodeled as dwellings (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	rue,
definition	:	(French) a street or road in France (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	side street,
definition	:	a street intersecting a main street and terminating there (noun.artifact)

instance hyponym	:	fleet street,
definition	:	a street in central London where newspaper offices are situated (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	harley street,
definition	:	a street in central London where the consulting rooms of many physicians and surgeons are located (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	lombard street,
definition	:	a street in central London containing many of the major London banks (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	whitehall,
definition	:	a wide street in London stretching from Trafalgar Square to the Houses of Parliament; site of many government offices (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	strand,
definition	:	a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	downing street,
definition	:	a street of Westminster in London (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	pall mall,
definition	:	a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	quai d'orsay,
definition	:	the street in Paris along the south bank of the Seine known for its governmental ministries (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	champs elysees,
definition	:	a major avenue in Paris famous for elegant shops and cafes (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	bowery,
definition	:	a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	broadway, great white way,
definition	:	a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	park ave., park avenue,
definition	:	a fashionable residential street in New York City (noun.location)

instance hyponym	:	wall st., wall street,
definition	:	a street in lower Manhattan where the New York Stock Exchange is located; symbol of American finance (noun.location)

substance holonym	:	pavement, paving,
definition	:	the paved surface of a thoroughfare (noun.artifact)

2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	thoroughfare,
definition	:	a public road from one place to another (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	one-way street,
definition	:	a street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	two-way street,
definition	:	a street on which vehicular traffic can move in either of two directions (noun.artifact)

3. people living or working on the same street (noun.group)

hypernym	:	neighborhood, neighbourhood,
definition	:	people living near one another (noun.group)

4. a situation offering opportunities (noun.state)

hypernym	:	chance, opportunity,
definition	:	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances (noun.state)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

5. the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction (noun.state)

hypernym	:	environment,
definition	:	the totality of surrounding conditions (noun.state)

part meronym	:	concrete jungle,
definition	:	an area in a city with large modern buildings that is perceived as dangerous and unpleasant (noun.location)