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streak|er /striː kə ^r / (streakers ) N‑COUNT A streaker is someone who runs quickly through a public place wearing no clothes, as a joke.

streaky /striː ki/ (streakier , streakiest ) ADJ Something that is streaky is marked with long stripes that are a different colour to the rest of it. □  She has streaky fair hair and blue eyes. □  …the empty house with its streaky windows.

strea ky ba|con N‑UNCOUNT Streaky bacon is bacon which has stripes of fat between stripes of meat. [BRIT ]

stream ◆◇◇ /striː m/ (streams , streaming , streamed )

1 N‑COUNT A stream is a small narrow river. □  There was a small stream at the end of the garden. □  …a mountain stream.

2 N‑COUNT A stream of smoke, air, or liquid is a narrow moving mass of it. □ [+ of ] The window was open, letting in streams of cold sea air. □  Add the oil in a slow, steady stream.

3 N‑COUNT A stream of vehicles or people is a long moving line of them. □ [+ of ] There was a stream of traffic behind him.

4 N‑COUNT A stream of things is a large number of them occurring one after another. □ [+ of ] We had a constant stream of visitors.

5 VERB If a liquid streams somewhere, it flows or comes out in large amounts. □ [V prep/adv] Tears streamed down their faces. □ [V prep/adv] She came in, rain streaming from her clothes and hair.

6 VERB [usu cont] If your eyes are streaming , liquid is coming from them, for example because you have a cold. You can also say that your nose is streaming . □ [V ] Her eyes were streaming now from the wind. □ [V -ing] A cold usually starts with a streaming nose and dry throat.

7 VERB If people or vehicles stream somewhere, they move there quickly and in large numbers. □ [V prep/adv] Hundreds of people were streaming into the banquet room.

8 VERB When light streams into or out of a place, it shines strongly into or out of it. □ [V prep/adv] Sunlight was streaming into the courtyard.

9 VERB If you stream music, films, or television programmes, you play them directly from the internet. □ [V n] A smart TV gives you the ability to stream TV shows and movies on demand. □ [V n to n] You can stream music to your stereo system from your mobile phone.

10 PHRASE If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream , it begins to operate or becomes available. □  20 big projects will come on stream over the next three years.

11 → see also jet stream COLLOCATIONS stream NOUN

1

noun + stream : mountain

adjective + stream : shallow, small; freshwater, tidal

verb + stream : cross

4

adjective + stream : constant, continuous, endless, never-ending VERB 5

noun + stream : blood, tears, water

stream+ adverb : down

stream|er /striː mə ^r / (streamers ) N‑COUNT Streamers are long rolls of coloured paper used for decorating rooms at parties.

stream|ing /striː m I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Streaming is a method of transmitting data from the internet directly to a user's computer or phone screen without the need to download it. [COMPUTING ] □  …web sites that feature streaming media.

2 → see also stream

stream|line /striː mla I n/ (streamlines , streamlining , streamlined ) VERB To streamline an organization or process means to make it more efficient by removing unnecessary parts of it. □ [V n] They're making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy.

stream|lined /striː mla I nd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A streamlined vehicle, animal, or object has a shape that allows it to move quickly or efficiently through air or water. □  …these beautifully streamlined and efficient cars.