the street

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the street - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Street \Street\ (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]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.
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              He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto
              the field.                            --Coverdale.
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              At home or through the high street passing.
                                                    --Milton.
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     Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the
           roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border
           the thoroughfare.
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                 His deserted mansion in Duke Street. --Macaulay.
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     2. the roadway of a street[1], as distinguished from the
        sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.
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     3. the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole
        street knew about their impending divorce.
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     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.
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     Syn: See Way.
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  Wall Street \Wall Street\
     A street towards the southern end of the borough of
     Manhattan, New York City, extending from Broadway to the East
     River; -- so called from the old wall which extended along it
     when the city belonged to the Dutch. It is the chief
     financial center of the United States, hence the name is
     often used for the money market and the financial interests
     of the country; -- in American financial publications, also
     referred to as the street.
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the street - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  the Street
      n 1: used to allude to the securities industry of the United
           States [syn: Wall Street, the Street]