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By-street :: By-street (n.) A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or cross street..

Barricade :: Barricade (n.) To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen barricaded the streets of Paris..

Walk :: Walk (v. t.) To pass through, over, or upon; to traverse; to perambulate; as, to walk the streets..

Jam :: "Jam (n.) A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river..

Square :: Square (n.) An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side; sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of two or more streets..

Asphalt :: Asphalt (v. t.) To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted streets..

Sidewalk :: Sidewalk (n.) A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a foot pavement.

Blow :: Blow (v. i.) To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in from the street..

Padrone :: Padrone (n.) A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian laborers, street musicians, etc..

Orchestra :: Orchestra (n.) A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like..

Slum :: Slum (n.) A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives..

Bunter :: Bunter (n.) A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low, vulgar woman..

Bowery :: Bowery (a.) Characteristic of the street called the Bowery, in New York city; swaggering; flashy..

Macadamize :: Macadamize (v. t.) To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface..

Patterer :: Patterer (n.) One who patters, or talks glibly; specifically, a street peddler..

Obstruct :: Obstruct (v. t.) To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body..

Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the street..

Pitching :: Pitching (n.) The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.

Water Meter :: Water meter () A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street main..

Bellman :: Bellman (n.) A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called the hours..

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