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Meaning of "yellow streak" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF YELLOW STREAK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF YELLOW STREAK

noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Yellow streak is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES YELLOW STREAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of yellow streak in the English dictionary

The definition of yellow streak in the dictionary is a cowardly or weak trait, characteristic, or flaw in a person's nature.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE YELLOW STREAK

yellow medick
yellow metal
yellow ochre
Yellow Pages
yellow peril
yellow pimpernel
yellow poplar
yellow press
yellow prussiate of potash
yellow rain
yellow rattle
Yellow River
yellow rocket
yellow sally
Yellow Sea
yellow soap
yellow spot
yellow underwing
yellow wagtail
yellow water lily

WORDS THAT END LIKE YELLOW STREAK

bestreak
break
city break
coffee break
daybreak
freak
hairstreak
heartbreak
jailbreak
Jesus freak
lapstreak
losing streak
lunch break
make or break
make-or-break
outbreak
price break
redstreak
streak
wreak

Synonyms and antonyms of yellow streak in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «yellow streak» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF YELLOW STREAK

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

Translator English - Chinese

黄色条纹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

raya amarilla
570 millions of speakers

English

yellow streak
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीले लकीर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط أصفر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

желтый серия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

raia amarela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হলুদ স্ট্রোক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

strie jaune
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Coretan kuning
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelbe Streifen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

黄色のすじ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노란색 줄무늬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coret kuning
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sọc vàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மஞ்சள் ஸ்ட்ரீக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिवळा रेष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sarı çizgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

striscia gialla
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żółta smuga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жовтий серія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dungă de culoare galbenă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κίτρινο σερί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geel streep
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gul strimma
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gul strek
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of yellow streak

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOW STREAK»

The term «yellow streak» is normally little used and occupies the 131.103 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «YELLOW STREAK» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «YELLOW STREAK»

Discover the use of yellow streak in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to yellow streak and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Yellow Streak
Of all the luxuries of which Hartley Parrish's sudden rise to wealth gave him possession, Bude, his butler, was the acquisition in which he took the greatest delight and pride.
Valentine Williams, 2004
2
Collected Short Stories
The river then was very shallow and ran clear and bright over a shingly bottom; the trees leaned over it so that above there was only a strip of blue sky; but now it had broadened out, and the men were 418 THE YELLOW STREAK.
William Somerset Maugham, 1977
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Vegetable Diseases: A Color Handbook
Garlic yellow stripe virus, Garlic yellow streak virus, Leek yellow stripe virus GARLIC MOSAIC Introduction and significance Garlic mosaic is the common name of a virus disease that affects garlic. There are several viruses that infect garlic and ...
Steven T. Koike, Peter Gladders, Albert O. Paulus, 2007
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Viruses and Virus Diseases of Poaceae (Gramineae)
Barley yellow dwarf-PAV luteovirus, Barley yellow dwarf-like viruses, Barley yellow streak mosaic virus. Barley yellow striate mosaic cytorhabdovirus, Brome mosaic bromovirus. Cereal yellow dwarf-RPV polerovirus, Cocksfoot mild mosaic  ...
Hervé Lapierre, Pierre A. Signoret, 2004
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The Study of Lives: Essays on Personality in Honor of Henry ...
He described writing Of Human Bondage as a cathartic experience. His friendships with men were often lifelong, his heterosexual relations apparently either transitory or distant and tempestuous.13 "The Yellow Streak" Descriptive theme.
Robert W. White, 2006
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Cambridge Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils
Streak Orange-yellow. Luster Subadamantine. Distinguishing features Red color, orange-yellow streak. Dissolves in hydrochloric acid. Occurrence Zincite is a rare mineral. ln the few places where it does occur, notably at Franklin, New Jersey, ...
Arthur Clive Bishop, Alan Robert Woolley, William Roger Hamilton, 1999
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The Journal of the Linnean Society
Scutum with a yellow band, and with a pale yellow streak on each side; scutellum yellow, with a little black streak on each side. Pectus pale yellow, with a black streak, and with an exterior bright yellow stripe on each side. Abdomen and legs  ...
‎1870
8
History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical ...
llardness, 6-7; pale brass-yellow; streak, black; brittle; form, in cubes, crystals, massive; breaks irregularly; composition, iron and sulphur; common in most parts of county; yellow color and striking lire with knife mark it. l.|no.v|'rl-:.—llardness, 2- 6 ...
John Smith Futhey, Gilbert Cope, 1881
9
TABLES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF COMMON MINERALS
G. 3.5 to 4- Limonite (Yellow Ocher) (30). 2Fe2O8 +3H20. Dull. Yellow. Yellow. Orpiment (14). Compare Realgar. [Comp. also S. T. n As2S8. Resinous to pearly. Yellow. Yellow. Streak bright yellow to orange. 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 49. Zincite (21).
‎1895
10
The Origins of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of ...
A yellow/belly is literally a frog; figuratively, a coward; thus yellow, yellow streak. yellow fever; yellow jaundice. yellow was first applied to writing in 1840, to such yellow-paper-covered novels as those of Paul de Kock, selling in the U.S. at 25 ...
Joseph Twadell Shipley, 2001

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «YELLOW STREAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term yellow streak is used in the context of the following news items.
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TODAY hosts reveal their greatest fears – and you won't believe …
Wilkins admitted it was a particular piece of fruit that set off his yellow streak. "I just don't like bananas when they start going off," he said. What is your greatest ... «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
2
The Flash spoilers: Did Harrison Wells kill Barry's mother? Grant …
Throughout the episode we saw Barry fighting the Yellow streak, and The STAR ... the yellow mask shows up, but the last few seconds of the episode changed ... «International Business Times UK, Dec 14»
3
10-mile yellow streak on I-4 has state stumped
A road striping truck probably left the yellow streak down the middle of eastbound travel lanes from 50th Street in Tampa to Branch Forbes Road in Plant City. «Tbo.com, May 14»
4
True Detective: The Secret Fate of All Life, review
There have been hints that Cohle may be a Yellow King among the black stars that ... But shit, even the bikers know he's got a Yellow streak of damned divinity. «Den of Geek, Feb 14»
5
FOX extends yellow streak with record-setting 26th season pick-up …
FOX has picked up "The Simpsons" for a historic 26th season, it was announced today by Kevin Reilly, chairman of entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. «Niagara Frontier Publications, Oct 13»

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