Look up: streak

1. Streak
   nickname for A4 class steam locomotive
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2. streak
   long thin move very fast 
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3. streak
   color or appearance of a powder (etc.); it is usually observed after a mineral or other material is drawn across a plate of unglazed white porcelain or a touchstone (see in JASPER entry).
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4. streak
   [n] - an unbroken series of events 2. [n] - a sudden flash (as of lightning) 3. [n] - a distinctive characteristic 4. [v] - move quickly in a straight line 5. [v] - run naked in a public place
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5. Streak
   Streak is a good indicator in identifying minerals. Streak refers to minerals in their powdered form. The streak of a mineral will be consistent, regardless of colour variation in various specimens. A streak can be obtained by scraping with a penknife, or a piece of unglazed porcelain. For more details see the Fact File page.
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6. streak
   thread of glass differing in colour from the surrounding glass Category: Various industries and crafts • patch or broad streak of undissolved or devitrified material Category: Various industries and crafts
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7. Streak
   Streak transitive verb [ Confer Stretch , Streek .] To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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8. Streak
   Streak noun [ Middle English streke ; akin to Dutch streek a line, stroke, German strich , Anglo-Saxon strica , Swedish strek , Danish streg , Goth. stricks , and English strike , stroke...
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9. Streak
   Streak transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Streaked ; present participle & verbal noun Streaking .] 1. To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with li...
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10. streak
    1. A line or long mark of a different colour from the ground; a stripe; a vein. 'What mean those coloured streaks in heaven?' (Milton) ... 2. A strake. ... 3. <chemical> The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the colour of which is somet...
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11. streak
    run noun an unbroken series of events; `had a streak of bad luck`; `Nicklaus had a run of birdies`
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12. streak
    noun a sudden flash (as of lightning)
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13. streak
    (strēk) a line, stria, or stripe. angioid streaks red to black irregular bands in the ocular fundus running outward from the optic disk. primitive streak a faint white trace at the caudal end of the embryonic disc, formed by movement of cells at the on...
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14. Streak
    • (n.) The rung or round of a ladder. • (n.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of which is sometimes a distinguishing character. • (v. t.) To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to variegate with lines of...
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15. streak
    the colour of a mineral in its powdered form. It is usually obtained by rubbing the mineral on a hard, white surface, such as a tile of unglazed ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/170
    
    
16. streak
    
    • an unbroken series of events
    • a distinctive characteristic
    • a marking of a different color or texture from the background
    • a sudden flash (as of lightning)
    
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17. streak
    change in gloss and/or colouring, whereby the width of the area involved is relatively small with respect to its length NOTE - See figure 806-18.
    Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/
    
    
18. Streak
    Streak is slang for a rapid move, a journey made at a fast rate.
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19. Streak
    Streak is slang for a rapid move, a journey made at a fast rate.
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20. Streak
    Streak refers to the colour of the powder produced when a mineral is rubbed over the surface of a piece of unglazed, white porcelain.
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21. streak
    Type: Term Pronunciation: strēk Definitions: 1. A line, stria, or stripe, especially one that is indistinct or evanescent.
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22. Streak
    The color of a mineral in the powdered form.
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23. Streak
    A streak is when the game has taken in a lot of money and hasn't paid out so it is below its required payout percentage and is due to payout a large amount of money to balance things out.
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24. Streak
    (moth) `The streak` (Chesias legatella) is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in northern and western Europe and north Africa. It is common in Britain, but local and confined to the north in Ireland. The species is quite variable, the forewings being buff or brown, but is al...
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25. Streak
    (mineralogy) The `streak` (also called `powder color`) of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an unweathered surface. Unlike the apparent color of a mineral, which for most minerals can vary considerably, the trail of finely ground powder generally has a mo...
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