Streak
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to have or obtain streaks. to run naked in public to create streaks To move very swiftly.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An irregular line left from smearing or motion. A continuous series of like events. The color of the powder of a mineral. So called, because a simple field test for a mineral is to streak it against unglazed white porcelain. A moth of the family Geometridae Chesias legatella (see w:Streak (moth)). A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
Example sentence: There is a paranoid streak in American life. Radio talk show hosts tend to foment that paranoid streak in American life.
Stripe
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A long, straight region of a single colour.The badge worn by certain officers in the military or other forces.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To mark with stripes.To distribute data across several separate physical disks to reduce the time to read and write.