street

(noun) a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings. Examples: "They walked the streets of the small town." "He lives on nassau street."

(noun) the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel. Example: "Be careful crossing the street."

(noun) the streets of a city viewed as a depressed environment in which there is poverty and crime and prostitution and dereliction. Example: "She tried to keep her children off the street."

(noun) a situation offering opportunities. Examples: "He worked both sides of the street." "Cooperation is a two-way street."

(noun) people living or working on the same street. Example: "The whole street protested the absence of street lights."