streamer
/'stri:mə/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A long, narrow strip of cloth or paper: Used for decoration, often at parties or celebrations, or for advertising purposes.
- A long, tapering flag: A type of flag, often with a forked end, used for display or signaling.
- A banner headline: A newspaper headline that extends across the entire width of the page.
- A flowing streak of light or other substance: A visible, flowing line of light, flame, gas, or liquid.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- They hung colorful streamers from the ceiling for the birthday party.
- The ship flew a long, red streamer from its mast.
- The front-page streamer announced the election results.
- We saw streamers of the Northern Lights dancing in the sky.
Advanced Usage
"To be decked with streamers": To be decorated with long strips of material.
- The hall was decked with streamers and balloons for the dance.
"A streamer of smoke/cloud": A long, thin, flowing line of smoke or cloud.
- A streamer of smoke rose from the distant chimney.
Variants and Related Words
Stream (verb): To flow or pour out in a continuous current.
- Tears began to stream down her face.
Streaming (noun/adj): The act or process of flowing; also, the continuous transmission of data (especially audio/video) over the internet.
- I enjoy streaming movies online.
Synonyms
- Pennant: A long, narrow flag, typically used on ships.
- Banner: A long strip of cloth bearing a slogan or design, hung in a public place.
- Ribbon: A long, narrow strip of fabric, used especially for tying something or for decoration.
Related Phrases
- Phrasal Verb: Stream out/in (related to the verb 'stream'): To move or pour out or in a continuous flow.
- People began to stream out of the stadium after the game.
Related Idioms
- None directly for "streamer" as a noun. However, the verb "stream" is used in idioms like:
- "To come on stream": To become operational or available.
- The new factory will come on stream next month.
Noun
- long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
- a long flag; often tapering
- a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
- light that streams
- streamers of flames