The difference between Dye and Streak
When used as nouns, dye means a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied, whereas streak means an irregular line left from smearing or motion.
When used as verbs, dye means to colour with dye, or as if with dye, whereas streak means to have or obtain streaks.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dye and Streak
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Dye as a noun:
A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
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Dye as a noun:
Any hue, color, or blee.
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Dye as a verb (transitive):
To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
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Dye as a noun:
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Streak as a noun:
An irregular line left from smearing or motion.
Examples:
"The picture I took out the car window had streaks."
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Streak as a noun:
A continuous series of like events.
Examples:
"I hope I can keep up this streak of accomplishments."
"I was on a winning streak until the fourth game, where I was dealt terrible cards."
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Streak as a 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.
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Streak as a noun:
A moth of the family Geometridae .
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Streak as a noun:
A tendency or characteristic, but not a dominant or pervasive one.
Examples:
"She's a quiet, bookish person, but she has a rebellious streak."
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Streak as a noun (shipbuilding):
A strake.
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Streak as a noun:
A rung or round of a ladder.
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Streak as a verb (intransitive):
To have or obtain streaks.
Examples:
"If you clean a window in direct sunlight, it will streak."
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Streak as a verb (intransitive, slang):
To run naked in public.
Examples:
"It was a pleasant game until some guy went streaking across the field."
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Streak as a verb (transitive):
To create streaks.
Examples:
"You will streak a window by cleaning it in direct sunlight."
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Streak as a verb (transitive):
To move very swiftly.
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Streak as a verb (obsolete, UK, Scotland):
To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.