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England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet.
Bill Bryson

Meaning of "streaky" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STREAKY

streaky  [ˈstriːkɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STREAKY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Streaky is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STREAKY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Streaky the Supercat

Streaky the Supercat is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. Streaky first appeared in Action Comics #261 and was created by Jerry Siegel and Jim Mooney.

Definition of streaky in the English dictionary

The first definition of streaky in the dictionary is marked with streaks. Other definition of streaky is occurring in streaks. Streaky is also having alternate layers of meat and fat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STREAKY


beaky
ˈbiːkɪ
cheeky
ˈtʃiːkɪ
cliquey
ˈkliːkɪ
cock-a-leekie
ˌkɒkəˈliːkɪ
creaky
ˈkriːkɪ
creeky
ˈkriːkɪ
dashiki
dɑːˈʃiːkɪ
freaky
ˈfriːkɪ
geeky
ˈɡiːkɪ
Geikie
ˈɡiːkɪ
Leakey
ˈliːkɪ
leaky
ˈliːkɪ
ozeki
əʊˈziːkɪ
peaky
ˈpiːkɪ
reeky
ˈriːkɪ
screaky
ˈskriːkɪ
shrieky
ˈʃriːkɪ
sneaky
ˈsniːkɪ
squeaky
ˈskwiːkɪ
tiki
ˈtiːkɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STREAKY

streak
streak lightning
streaked
streaked gurnard
streaker
streakier
streakiest
streakily
streakiness
streaking
streaklike
streaky bacon
stream
stream feed
stream of consciousness
streambed
streamer
streamier
streamiest
streaminess

WORDS THAT END LIKE STREAKY

braky
caky
croaky
flaky
keepsaky
laky
muzaky
oaky
quaky
shaky
snaky
tweaky

Synonyms and antonyms of streaky in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STREAKY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «streaky» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of streaky

Translation of «streaky» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STREAKY

Find out the translation of streaky to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of streaky from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «streaky» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

五花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

panceta
570 millions of speakers

English

streaky
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अस्थिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полосатый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entremeadas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডোরা-ডোরা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

persillé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Streaky
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

streifig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

筋状の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

줄진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Streaky
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வரிப்பேக்கனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्ट्रेकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çizgili
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a strisce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chudy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смугастий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

împănat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανσέτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

streaky
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strimmig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stripete
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of streaky

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STREAKY»

The term «streaky» is regularly used and occupies the 67.769 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STREAKY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «streaky» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «streaky» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about streaky

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2 QUOTES WITH «STREAKY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word streaky.
1
Bill Bryson
England was full of words I'd never heard before - streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet.
2
D. B. Sweeney
I believe in luck. My luck's real streaky.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STREAKY»

Discover the use of streaky in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to streaky and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Curve Ball: Baseball, Statistics, and the Role of Chance in ...
It is harder to say that the streaky hitters tend to have a different number of long streaks based on this small amount of simulated data. Does Todd Zeile's hitting data agree with the hitting data for our simulated streaky hitters? To make this ...
Jim Albert, Jay Bennett, 2003
2
GPS Fishing Marks, Australia Wide
Locality Description Comments Latitude Longitude Streaky Bay Cannan Reef Reef. Whiting, snapper 32 41 755 133 17 270 Streaky Bay Whiting patch Reef. Whiting. 32 17 950 133 20 202 Streaky Bay Frank Outer Lump. Snapper 32 25 525 ...
Jim Harmon, 2010
3
The Neolithic Pottery from Lerna
BD (BD.62). pu. three nonjoining fragments. mica, much lime. exterior: low luster brown to black paint, overpainted, very pale clay (7.5yr 8/4). interior: thick reddish brown, streaky paint, pitted. uniform light core, sharp breaks. Diam. 0.20. caskey ...
4
Bayesian Computation with R
We observe many streaky patterns in the performance of players. The interesting question is what these streaky data say about the ability of a player to be streaky. In baseball, the player has opportunities to bat in an individual season – we call ...
Jim Albert, 2009
5
The Larder Chef
A. Q 2 Middle of gammon Grilling and trying 5 r d gammon Grilling and iry'ng 4 Backgammon Grilling and fry'rvg 5 Thick end of back II Grilling and boil'ng Boiling \4 Fore hock Boiling shoulder Beet streaky Grilling and trying Grilling and trying ...
W K H Bode, M J Leto, 2012
6
Royal Rodent Rescue
The firemen took turns petting Streaky. They scratched under his chin. The feline hero purred with another job well done. Then Streaky flicked his tail. He flew up, up, and away. Soon his cape was just a red spot in the blue sky. Reaching the ...
John Sazaklis, 2011
7
Butterflies of West Texas Parks and Preserves
Common Streaky-Skipper Celotes nessus Wingspan, 0.8-1 inch. This tiny skipper is marked with orange-brown and dark brown streaks, giving it a pleated appearance. The hindwings are scalloped and possess checkered fringes. SIMILAR ...
Roland H. Wauer, 2002
8
New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
Lower Tertiary The Lower Tertiary consists mainly of pale, calcareous, streaky mudstone, green and blue-grey in the Dannevirke and Arnold and pale grey in the Whaingaroan-Duntroonian. In the Waipawan to Heretaungan Stages of the ...
9
Characters Created by Otto Binder; Supergirl, Streaky the ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, LLC Books, 2010
10
Real World Google SketchUp 7
Sampling Onscreen Colors When I need to replace a streaky projected texture or patch a section of a face with a texture that isn't working out (which happens a lot when using the match photo option), I'll often sample an onscreen color to use ...
Mike Tadros, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STREAKY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term streaky is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Streaky White Sox need more offensive production
Chicago dropped seven straight in mid-June and then posted baseball's best record (13-6) through July 11 to climb into the race for a wild-card playoff spot. «Lyndy's Sports Annuals, Jul 15»
2
Socks with Sandals, Streaky Fake Tan and Y-Front Trunks Top List …
For a third (34%) of those surveyed, streaky fake tan is the worst possible look for summer and for almost a quarter (23%), y-front swimming trunks are the ... «PR Newswire UK, Jun 15»
3
Mariners notebook: Nelson Cruz on his streaky nature: 'It's part of me'
“Power hitters can be streaky,” manager Lloyd McClendon said. “Their homers come in bunches. When he's not hitting them, you think he's in a drought.”. «TheNewsTribune.com, Jun 15»
4
Streaky Bacon
People have used many adjectives to describe Stuart Broad, of which 'blond' and 'tall' are only the more polite examples. But 'streaky' is a word that comes up a ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 15»
5
Injuries leave streaky Nats confused
"We've been streaky. Obviously this year, we're just going through a rough patch. Can't get anything going offensively. A lot of it's I think we're banged up as well ... «MASNsports.com, Jun 15»
6
Hawks trying best not to give streaky Wild any momentum
Jason Pominville Minnesota Wild forwards Jason Pominville and Zach Parise look for the rebound from Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford during the ... «Ottawa Sun, May 15»
7
Three thoughts: Farrell should stick with streaky Napoli
In an on-the-record interview with CSNNE.com, Don Yee says the NFL's version of Tom Brady's cell phone is inaccurate, designed to 'pivot off the junk science' ... «Comcast SportsNet New England, May 15»
8
Streaky Mets Can Set a Modern Record With a Sweep in Next Home …
The Mets' run is the longest winning streak at home to start a season since Los Angeles was 13-0 at Dodger Stadium in 2009. “Streaks are fine, but we have ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
9
Avoid Streaky Windows by Not Washing Them In the Sun
It's good to clean your windows on the inside and out every once in awhile, but ugly streaks can make it seem like you never washed them at all. You can reduce ... «Lifehacker, Apr 15»
10
Streaky windshield? Change your wiper blades, already
If you're experiencing streaking on the windshield, it's not a problem with your windshield or wiper fluid. It's likely the fault of torn wiper blades, like these ones ... «Driving, Mar 15»

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