I.
noun
1 thin mark
ADJECTIVE
▪ dark
▪
There were dark ~s down her cheeks where she had been crying.
▪ faint , pale
▪ bright
▪ blond , golden , grey/gray
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
The last ~s of light faded from the sky.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of lightning
▪
A ~ of lightning forked across the sky.
▪ a ~ of red, white, etc.
▪
She had a few ~s of white in her black hair.
2 aspect of sb's character
ADJECTIVE
▪ strong
▪ hidden
▪ cruel , mean , nasty , ruthless , selfish , vicious , violent
▪ independent , rebellious , stubborn
▪ adventurous , competitive
▪ puritanical
VERB + STREAK
▪ have
▪
Most of the players have a strong competitive ~.
▪ reveal , show
▪
She suddenly revealed a mean ~ in her character.
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
trips for those with an adventurous ~
▪ ~ of
▪
There was a ~ of eccentricity in the family.
3 period of good/bad luck
ADJECTIVE
▪ hot ( esp. AmE ), lucky
▪ unbeaten ( esp. AmE ), undefeated ( esp. AmE ), winning
▪
The Yankees continued their six-game winning ~.
▪ losing , winless
▪
Selby finally ended their five-game winless ~.
▪ scoreless ( AmE )
VERB + STREAK
▪ be on , go on ( esp. AmE )
▪
The team has been on a winning ~ since it won against Lazio.
▪ continue , extend
▪ break ( esp. AmE ), end , snap ( AmE )
II.
verb
Streak is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ tear