high street
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.15 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Mainstream shops, banks, etc. that can be found on such a street, in contrast to more specialist shops and services.
British usage
name
The proper name of the high street in any of many villages, towns, or cities, especially in the United Kingdom and certain Commonwealth countries.
British usage
name
The life and activities that archetypally happen on such a street: brick-and-mortar retail; the daily life of most people (everyone who is not among an out-of-touch rich elite).
British usage
Example Sentences
- "Near-synonym: high road (precisely coordinate)"
- "Woolworths has had a presence on the UK High Street for almost a century."
- "The spending in and around local stations is creating micro-economies that are benefiting Great Britain's high streets, independent businesses and economic growth, both locally and on a national level."
- "Near-synonym: Main Street (esp. US and Canada)"
- "Near-synonym: Main Street (US and Canada)"
- "This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal."
Etymology
From Middle English high strete, highestrete, haye-strete, hye strete, heiȝe strete, from Old English hēahstrǣt (“high road”), equivalent to high + street.
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Usage
- British usage