eristic vs streak

eristic

noun
  • One who makes specious arguments; one who is disputatious. 

  • A type of dialogue or argument where the participants do not have any reasonable goal. The aim is to argue for the sake of conflict, and often to see who can yell the loudest. 

adj
  • Provoking strife, controversy or discord. 

streak

noun
  • A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one. 

  • 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. 

  • The act of streaking, or running naked through a public area. 

  • An irregular line left from smearing or motion. 

  • A strake. 

  • A continuous series of like events. 

  • A moth of the family Geometridae, Chesias legatella. 

  • A rung or round of a ladder. 

verb
  • To have or obtain streaks. 

  • To create streaks. 

  • To run naked in public. (Contrast flash) 

  • To move very swiftly. 

  • To run quickly. 

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