| NOUN | group | streak, run | an unbroken series of events |
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| attribute | streak | a distinctive characteristic | |
| attribute | streak, stripe, bar | a narrow marking of a different color or texture / texture from the background | |
| event | streak | a sudden flash (as of lightning) | |
| VERB | motion | streak | move quickly in a straight line |
| motion | streak | run naked in a public place | |
| creation | streak, mottle, blotch | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
| Sounds | striy'k | |
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| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | An unbroken series of events. | |
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| Example | "had a streak of bad luck" | |
| Synonym | run | |
| Narrower | losing streak | A streak of losses |
| winning streak | A streak of wins | |
| Broader | succession | A group of people or things arranged or following in order |
| Spanish | racha, sarta | |
| Catalan | ratxa | |
| Meaning | A distinctive characteristic. | |
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| Broader | characteristic | A distinguishing quality |
| Spanish | vena | |
| Meaning | A narrow marking of a different color or texture / texture from the background. | |
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| Synonyms | stripe, bar | |
| Narrower | band, banding, stria, striation | A stripe or stripes of contrasting color |
| Broader | marking | A pattern of marks |
| Spanish | raya, trazo | |
| Catalan | ratlla | |
| Adjectives | streaky | marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations |
| Verbs | streak | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained |
| Meaning | A sudden flash (as of lightning). | |
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| Broader | flash | A sudden intense burst of radiant energy |
| Spanish | haz | |
| Meaning | Move quickly in a straight line. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The plane streaked across the sky" | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | surcar | |
| Meaning | Run naked in a public place. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue streak | |
| Broader | run | Move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time |
| Nouns | streaker | someone who takes off all their clothes and runs naked through a public place |
| Meaning | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | mottle, blotch | |
| Broader | color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in | add color to |
| Spanish | manchar | |
| Nouns | streak | a narrow marking of a different color or texture / texture from the background |
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