street
street [strēt] noun
1. Abbr. st., St. a. A public way or thoroughfare in a city or town, usually with a sidewalk or sidewalks. b. Such a public way considered apart from the sidewalks: Don't play in the street. c. A public way or road along with the houses or buildings abutting it: lives on a quiet street.
2. The people living, working, or habitually gathering in or along a street: The whole street protested the new parking regulations.
3. Street A district, such as Wall Street in New York City, that is identified with a specific profession. Often used with the.
4. The streets of a city viewed as the scene of crime, poverty, or dereliction.
adjective
1. Near or giving passage to a street: a street door.
2. a. Taking place in the street: a street brawl; street crime. b. Living or making a living on the streets: street people; a street vendor. c. Performing on the street: street musicians; a street juggler. d. Crude; vulgar: street language; street humor.
3. Appropriate for wear or use in public: street clothes.
idiom.
on the street or in the street
1. Without a job; idle.
2. Without a home; homeless.
3. Out of prison; at liberty.
[Middle English strete, from Old English strǣt, strēt, from Late Latin strāta, paved road, from Latin feminine past participle of sternere, to stretch, extend, pave.]