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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for street

Noun

1. street, thoroughfare
usage: a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings; "they walked the streets of the small town"; "he lives on Nassau Street"
2. street, thoroughfare
usage: the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel; "be careful crossing the street"
3. street, environment
usage: the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction; "she tried to keep her children off the street"
4. street, opportunity, chance
usage: a situation offering opportunities; "he worked both sides of the street"; "cooperation is a two-way street"
5. street, neighborhood, neighbourhood
usage: people living or working on the same street; "the whole street protested the absence of street lights"
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