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Noun
S:
(n)
streak
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run
(an unbroken series of events)
"had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies"
S:
(n)
streak
(a distinctive characteristic)
"he has a stubborn streak"; "a streak of wildness"
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S:
(n)
stripe
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streak
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bar
(a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background)
"a green toad with small black stripes or bars"; "may the Stars and Stripes forever wave"
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S:
(n)
streak
(a sudden flash (as of lightning))
Verb
S:
(v)
streak
(move quickly in a straight line)
"The plane streaked across the sky"
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sentence frame
S:
(v)
streak
(run naked in a public place)
S:
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mottle
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streak
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blotch
(mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained)