Collocations for street - noun
ADJ.
broad, wide | narrow | bustling, busy, congested, crowded | pedestrianized, traffic-free
Most local people support the idea of traffic-free streets.
Most local people support the idea of traffic-free streets.
deserted, desolate, empty, lonely, quiet | noisy | dark | bright, well-lit | dim, dimly-lit, gloomy | winding | steep | cobbled, paved | unpaved | clean | dusty, filthy, grubby | dangerous, mean, unsafe
He grew up on the mean streets of one of the city''s toughest areas.
He grew up on the mean streets of one of the city''s toughest areas.
leafy, tree-lined | one-way, two-way | dead-end | main, principal | back, side
a rundown house in the back streets of London a bar in a side street off Oxford Street
a rundown house in the back streets of London a bar in a side street off Oxford Street
city, village | right | wrong
You''ve taken the wrong street.
You''ve taken the wrong street.
shopping
the town''s main shopping street
the town''s main shopping street
residential, suburban, urban
VERB + STREET
go along/down/up, take, turn down/into/up
Take the second street on the right after the bridge. | We turned down a dead-end street by mistake.
Take the second street on the right after the bridge. | We turned down a dead-end street by mistake.
cross | block, cordon off | patrol
The police have been patrolling the streets in this area since the murder.
The police have been patrolling the streets in this area since the murder.
roam, throng, walk
Gangs roamed the streets at night. | Crowds thronged the streets.
Gangs roamed the streets at night. | Crowds thronged the streets.
clear
Police were told to clear the streets of drug dealers before the Olympics.
Police were told to clear the streets of drug dealers before the Olympics.
widen
STREET + VERB
go, lead, run | bend, curve, turn | be lined with sth
streets lined with cafes
streets lined with cafes
be named sth, be named after sb/sth
Mozart is remembered by a street named after him.
Mozart is remembered by a street named after him.
STREET + NOUN
corner | map, plan | layout, network, pattern
the dense street pattern of the old town
the dense street pattern of the old town
name, number, sign
Most street names were changed under the new regime. | The shops had no street numbers on.
Most street names were changed under the new regime. | The shops had no street numbers on.
lamp, light, lighting | parking | crime, gang | attack, battle, brawl, fight, fighting, robbery, violence
He suffered extensive injuries in a street attack. | street fighting between police and stone-throwing youths
He suffered extensive injuries in a street attack. | street fighting between police and stone-throwing youths
demonstration, protest | party, procession | cleaner, sweeper | door
There were photographers outside the street door so she used a back entrance.
There were photographers outside the street door so she used a back entrance.
market | entertainer, entertainment, musician, performer, theatre | pedlar, seller, trader, vendor | hustler
Tourists need to be wary of street hustlers near the station.
Tourists need to be wary of street hustlers near the station.
cred/credibility, culture, fashion, life, wisdom
His spell in prison gained him a lot of street cred. | the street culture of working-class youth
His spell in prison gained him a lot of street cred. | the street culture of working-class youth
collection
The charity is having a street collection in aid of the local hospital.
The charity is having a street collection in aid of the local hospital.
children, kids, urchins
a charity set up to house street children
a charity set up to house street children
girls (= prostitutes) | value
drugs with a street value of £5 million
drugs with a street value of £5 million
PREP.
across a/the ~
He could see her across the street.
He could see her across the street.
along a/the ~
They walked along the street.
They walked along the street.
down a/the ~
A band was playing a little way down the street.
A band was playing a little way down the street.
in a/the ~
We live in Barker Street.
We live in Barker Street.
(out) in a/the ~
A couple were arguing out in the street.
A couple were arguing out in the street.
into a/the ~
She stepped out into the street. | He turned into a side street.
She stepped out into the street. | He turned into a side street.
off a/the ~
a club just off William Street | a scheme to keep teenagers off the streets
a club just off William Street | a scheme to keep teenagers off the streets
(out) on the ~s
Thousands of people were out on the streets for the protest.
Thousands of people were out on the streets for the protest.
through the ~s
He wandered through the streets of Calcutta.
He wandered through the streets of Calcutta.
up a/the ~
There''s a chemist''s just up the street.
There''s a chemist''s just up the street.
PHRASES
at/above/below street level, the end/top of the street, the other side of the street, the street on the left/right