Word Finder - streaks

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An irregular line left from smearing or motion.

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The picture I took out the car window had streaks.

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A continuous series of like events.

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I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments.

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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.

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A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella.

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A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.

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She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak.

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A strake.

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A rung or round of a ladder.

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The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area

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To have or obtain streaks.

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If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak.

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To run naked in public. (Contrast flash)

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It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field.

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To create streaks.

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You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight.

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To move very swiftly.

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To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.

It is a faint intimation, yet so are the first streaks of morning.

These small streaks are now laid as regularly as possible upon the feed-cloth of the softening machine, a general view of which is shown in fig.

One of his nails scratched her rhythmically, sending small streaks of pleasure through her.

She touched her name, leaving bloodied streaks on the white marble.

Their Presence causes the appearance of blackish streaks in the stem and a dark ring some little distance below the surface in the tissues of the tuber.

In such cases the molten rock cannot have been homogeneous, and as it flowed along the ground the different portions of it were drawn out into long parallel streaks.

The fibre is delivered by what is called the delivery cloth, and the batcher usually selects small streaks of about i 2 lb to 2 lb weight each and passes them on to the attendant or feeder of the softening machine.

It has no sharp boundary, its brightness diminishes rapidly as we recede from the limb, and such structure as it shows consists of long streaks or filaments extending outwards from the limb in broad curved sweeps.

Some lines of certain elements are always seen fainter or thinner than on the photosphere, or even wholly obliterated; others sometimes show the same features, but not always; other lines of the same elements, perhaps originating at a level above the spot, are not affected; there are also bright streaks where even the general absorption of the spot is absent, and sometimes such a bright line will correspond to a dark line on the photosphere; most generally the lines are intensified, generally in breadth, sometimes in darkness, sometimes in both together, sometimes in one at the expense of the other; certain lines not seen in the photosphere show only across the umbra, others cross umbra and penumbra, others reach a short distance over the photosphere.

In spring, while the wheat plants are still green and immature, the rust makes its appearance as orange-red spots or streaks on the stalks and leaves.

Helminthosporium gramineum, a disease of barley, has also been recorded as growing on wheat; it forms long narrow dark-brown streaks on the leaves, which wither and die.

A white object is represented with blue streaks and a black one with red streaks.

The sky was replaced with glorious streaks of sunlight and an arched double rainbow.

All Shadings to be gradual to avoid blotches or streaks.

The upper limit of the clouds can sometimes also be of a lovely blue color intermingled with streaks of silvery white.

May appear milky, like faint lines or streaks, colored or reflective.

Auburn hues Soaked saffron strands and its soaking liquid lend delicate streaks of color and flavor to fluffy boiled rice.

I see where the breeze dashes across it by the streaks or flakes of light.

The streaks are now handed over to the cutters who cut off the roots, and finally the material is allowed to remain for twelve to twenty-four hours to allow the mixture of oil and water to thoroughly spread over the fibre.

Yet another remarkable feature comprises bright streaks, branching out in various directions and through long distances from a few central points, especially that known as Tycho.

The earliest detectable lesions, called fatty streaks, contain macrophage foam cells that are derived from recruited monocytes.

All manner of dirt and mold streaks soon build up, making the trailer look tatty.

The greater weever has darker brown or blue diagonal streaks.

The traces of their feeding are left in irregular streaks of dry, whitened cells."

The delivery attendants remove the streaks, give them a twist to facilitate future handling, and place Fr.3.4.

The bowed guitar symbolizes streaks of dawn enveloping the horizon.

Geometry problems, white streaks and washed-out images are symptomatic of this.

Both sexes have a chestnut mantle and whitish underparts with brown streaks, but the female is duller than the male.

Red Toch-large bulbs are white with pink streaks.

Differently formulated from its competition, this mascara's wand dips into a makeup mixture that forms small "tubes" around your lashes, abolishing clumps, streaks, and flakes that are common culprits of most eye makeup products.

Since blue eye shadow and streaks of heavy blush aren't necessarily the look of today, slight alterations have been made to update the original 80s makeup design.

Just as you might add streaks of black or red to your hair for your scary costume, you can add a golden glint to your look with a spritz of metallic, temporary spray-on color.

Before venturing outside stand near a window to see if your foundation looks natural and that there are no visible streaks on your face.

More specifically, some of the best nighttime cityscape photographs are those that make use of this "long exposure" method, resulting in long red and orange streaks along the highways and other roads.

Make chocolate butter cream icing and make rough streaks in the "litter".

Although marbling makes a cut of meat juicier, look for cuts with very few streaks of fat.

To remove white streaks after draping just blot surface gently with damp paper towel.

There are several forms; in some the markings assume the form of small dots, in others of thin streaks.

A fine hybrid has been obtained by crossing it with H. guttatus, the result being a form with large spreading flower slighter than in H. colchicus, and profusely marked with dark carmine streaks.

The bark is light grey, and the leaves a bright glossy green with silvery streaks, the cones being a purplish-brown.

The leaves, borne upon very long stems, are bold and finely blotched with chestnut-red above and reddish streaks beneath.

Stains will exaggerate grains, streaks and flecks, so variations should be expected.

It's OK for a few streaks of flour to remain visible in the batter when mixing items such as pancakes, scones, muffins, and quick breads.

Lemon juice is a great way to add streaks to medium to light hair or turn blonde hair even blonder.

After you have washed your hair and toweled it dry, apply the juice in streaks or all over, depending on the look you want to achieve.

This Maui Jim features a blue frame with grey polarized lenses and attractive black streaks along its frame.

Look for ones that are designed to be shatter resistant and can repel water and minimize streaks.

Getting perfect streaks builds will activate multipliers.

If the roof is not cleaned on a quarterly schedule, the excess chalk will run down the sides of the camper as a result of exposure to the elements and leave unattractive white streaks in its wake.

The latter is often associated with sequential clearing of CSF as it is collected; streaks of blood in an otherwise clear fluid; or a sample that clots.