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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
street
/stɹiːt/
noun1 of 2
road in a city with buildings and places to walk
- “There's a good selection of shops on the high street.”Tatoeba
- “The art museum is across the street from the bank.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
(by extension) To heavily defeat.
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bookshelfnounA set of shelves for keeping books.
suburbnounA residential area on the edge of a city.
hallwaynounA passage inside a building that leads to its rooms.
basementnounA room or floor of a building that is partly or fully below the ground.
infrastructurenounBasic systems a place needs, such as roads, power and water.
residentialadjectiveUsed for people to live in rather than for business.
urbanadjectiveRelated to towns and cities.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)