streets
City block edges
Streets is the plural of street, a paved public road in a town or city.
The word often suggests urban life and culture: street food, street art, street smarts.
To be on the streets can mean homeless or working as a prostitute.
The streets refers to urban neighborhoods, especially poorer ones, and the culture or knowledge gained there: He learned everything on the streets.
In finance, the Street means Wall Street.
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
storefronts · alleyway · intersection · neon · billboards · skyscrapers · boulevard · avenue
Broad urban roadway
- boulevardBroad, tree-lined street
- laneDesignated travel strip
- driveOperate a vehicle
- alleyNarrow way between buildings
esplanade · promenade · parkway · byway · passage · arcade · mews · close
Petroleum-based paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- blacktopDark paving material
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
- concreteSolid building mixture
pothole · curb · resurfacing · crack · drain · gutter · grate · tar
Ingrained surface dirt
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- litterScattered waste or debris
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
neglect · crime · poverty · alleyway · underbelly · homeless · rundown · dilapidated
Assembled multitudes
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- marketsTrade gathering places
- bazaarsBusy outdoor trading areas
stalls · shoppers · chatter · hustle · footfall · activity · energy · movement
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- commuteRegular work travel
- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- transitMovement between places
buses · taxis · scooters · motorcycles · cycling · jaywalking · honking · fumes
Navigating through physical spaces
- signagePosted public displays
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
detour · landmark · corner · roundabout · address · grid · map · GPS
cityscape
View of urban architecture
- downtownCentral business district
- sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
- crosswalkMarked street-crossing zone
pedestrian · storefronts · alleyway · intersection · neon · billboards · skyscrapers · boulevard · avenue · block
avenue
Broad urban roadway
alley · esplanade · promenade · parkway · byway · passage · arcade · mews · close · terrace
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
- tarmacPaved airport surface
- blacktopDark paving material
- cobblestoneRiver-smoothed paving stone
concrete · pothole · curb · resurfacing · crack · drain · gutter · grate · tar · paving
grime
Ingrained surface dirt
squalor · neglect · crime · poverty · alleyway · underbelly · homeless · rundown · dilapidated · vice
crowds
Assembled multitudes
- pedestriansPeople traveling on foot
- vendorsThose who sell goods
- marketsTrade gathering places
bazaars · stalls · shoppers · chatter · hustle · footfall · activity · energy · movement · noise
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
transit · buses · taxis · scooters · motorcycles · cycling · jaywalking · honking · fumes · bottleneck
wayfinding
Navigating through physical spaces
- signagePosted public displays
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
directions · detour · landmark · corner · roundabout · address · grid · map · GPS · route
- city lifecity, urban life, traffic noise, downtown, metropolis
- city mapscity maps, city map, city grids, neighborhood map, city plans
- neighborhoodsidewalk, neighbor, residential area, neighbors, houses
- public workssidewalks, sewers, traffic lights, stop sign, fire hydrants
- small townmayor, town square, council, general store, diner
- street gridavenues, boulevards, intersections, blocks, city blocks
streetshighways
Major intercity roads
freeways · motorways · interstates · expressways · autobahns
streetswilderness
Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region
trails · woods · forests · fields · countryside
- across the streetOn the facing side
- street cornerWhere two roads intersect
- two-way streetTraffic flows both ways
- one-way streetRoute forbidding reverse travel
- street signMounted roadway information display
- street lightsPublic road illumination fixtures
street, streetwise, streetlight, side street, back street, streetcar, backstreet, streetlights, streetwalker