streak

Meanings

• an unbroken series of events
  • "had a streak of bad luck"
• a distinctive characteristic
  • "he has a stubborn streak"
  • "a streak of wildness"
• a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background
• a sudden flash (as of lightning)
• move quickly in a straight line
  • "The plane streaked across the sky"
• run naked in a public place
• mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained

Synonyms

bar, blotch, mottle, run, stripe