*street*

n. 1. A main thoroughfare, usually one in a small town having the largest concentration of retail businesses. [ PJC ]

2. Hence: (Fig.) The attitudes, environment, or life style of a small town; -- usually capitalized, and often used attributively; as, Main Street attitudes toward Washington. [ PJC ]

n. An average person; as, the views of the man in the street. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. Not performed on the streets; as, off-street parking; off-street unloading of vehicles. Opposite of on-street. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. at the sides of streets; as, on-street parking is prohibited at rush hour. Opposite of off-street. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A street remote from the center of a town. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. strete, AS. str&aemacr_;t, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See Strew, and cf. Stratum, Stray, v. & a. ] 1. Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by dwellings or business houses. [ 1913 Webster ]

He removed [ the body of ] Amasa from the street unto the field. Coverdale. [ 1913 Webster ]

At home or through the high street passing. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In an extended sense, street designates besides the roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border the thoroughfare. [ 1913 Webster ]

His deserted mansion in Duke Street. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. the roadway of a street{ 1 }, as distinguished from the sidewalk; as, children playing in the street. [ PJC ]

3. the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole street knew about their impending divorce. [ PJC ]

The street (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also, figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street would not take the bonds. --
on the street, (a) homeless. (b) unemployed. (a) not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer is still on the street. --
Street Arab,
Street broker, etc. See under Arab, Broker, etc. --
Street door, a door which opens upon a street, or is nearest the street. --
street person, a homeless person; a vagrant. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Syn. -- See Way. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A common prostitute who walks the streets to find customers. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An officer, or ward, having the care of the streets. [ Obs. ] Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Facing toward the street. [ 1913 Webster ]

Their little streetward sitting room. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Toward the higher part of a street; as, to walk upstreet. G. W. Gable. [ 1913 Webster ]