street

A road in a town or city, with buildings beside it and places for people to walk.

• Our street is quiet.
• They walked down the street together.
• There are three cafés on this street.

Similar words: road

Common phrases: busy street, across the street, down the street

The part of a road in a town or village that vehicles travel on.

• The street was wet.
• A car stopped in the middle of the street.
• Look both ways before you cross the street.

Similar words: road, roadway

Common phrases: cross the street, in the street, street surface

An unofficial, often illegal source of goods, especially drugs.

• He bought the pills on the street.
• These drugs are easy to find on the street.
• She warned him against buying medicine off the street.

Similar words: black market

Common phrases: on the street, off the street, street drugs