meteor vs streak

meteor

verb
  • To move at great speed. 

noun
  • An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars). 

  • A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable. 

  • A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. 

  • A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain. 

  • Any short-lived source of wonderment. 

streak

verb
  • To move very swiftly. 

  • To have or obtain streaks. 

  • To create streaks. 

  • To run naked in public. (Contrast flash) 

  • To run quickly. 

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

  • A rung or round of a ladder. 

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