streak
verb (MARK) /striːk/Definition
be streaked › to have long, thin noticeable lines of a different colour: Doesn't Chris look good with her hair streaked? Her clothes were streaked with mud. White marble is frequently streaked with grey, black, or green.Patterns and shapes
(Definition of streak verb (MARK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amorphous adjective
- arabesque noun (ART)
- bar noun (LONG PIECE)
- cake noun (SHAPE)
- candy-striped adjective
- floral adjective
- grain noun (WOOD/CLOTH)
- linear adjective (LINES)
- motif noun (PATTERN)
- mottled adjective
- outline noun (SHAPE)
- paisley noun
- pattern noun (ARRANGEMENT)
- pattern noun (DRAWING)
- spotted adjective
- tartan noun
- tessellate verb
- tessellated adjective
- tooled adjective
- V-shaped adjective
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Patterns and shapes
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