Streisand

/ (ˈstraɪsænd) /

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noun

Barbra. born 1942, US singer, actress, and film director: the films she has acted in include Funny Girl (1968) and A Star is Born (1976); her films as actress and director include Yentl (1983), Prince of Tides (1990), and The Mirror has Two Faces (1996)

QUIZ

THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?

Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.

Question 1 of 7

In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Words nearby Streisand

streetwear, streetwise, streetworker, Strega, Streicher, Streisand, strelitzia, strength, strengthen, strengthless, strenuous

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How to use Streisand in a sentence

Attendees this time around included usual suspects such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Barbra Streisand.
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Reportedly, he wants to star Lea Michele in a production based on another ex-Streisand vehicle, Funny Girl.
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Streisand labors under another burden, which is that she is one of the last of the old-school gay icons.
Streisand’s Gay Sex Problem, and the Death of the Gay Icon|Tim Teeman|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her gay fans will look askance and move on around Streisand.
Streisand’s Gay Sex Problem, and the Death of the Gay Icon|Tim Teeman|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

At a state dinner, Streisand told Geithner he must be OK because he was a Brooklyn Jew.
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From Timothy Geithner’s New Memoir|William O’Connor|May 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST