Streak vs. Streek
Difference Between Streak and Streek
Streaknoun
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
The picture I took out the car window had streaks.Streekverb
To stretch.
Streaknoun
A continuous series of like events.
I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, where I was dealt terrible cards.Streekverb
To lay out, as a dead body.
Streaknoun
The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain.
Streaknoun
A moth of the family Geometridae Chesias legatella.
Streaknoun
A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.Streaknoun
(shipbuilding) A strake.
Streaknoun
A rung or round of a ladder.
Streakverb
(intransitive) To have or obtain streaks.
If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.Streakverb
To run naked in public. Contrast flash
It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.Streakverb
(transitive) To create streaks.
You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.Streakverb
(transitive) To move very swiftly.
Streakverb
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.
Streaknoun
an unbroken series of events;
had a streak of bad luckNicklaus had a run of birdiesStreaknoun
a distinctive characteristic;
he has a stubborn streaka streak of wildnessStreaknoun
a marking of a different color or texture from the background
Streaknoun
a sudden flash (as of lightning)
Streakverb
move quickly in a straight line;
The plane streaked across the skyStreakverb
run naked in a public place
Streakverb
mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
