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CREEK
brook, creek
(noun) a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); “the creek dried up every summer”
Creek
(noun) any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
creek (plural creeks)
(British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
(Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
Any turn or winding.
Synonyms
• beck, brook, burn, stream
• (regional US terms:) run (Ohio), brook (New England), branch (Southern US), bayou (Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and Southeastern Texas)
Anagrams
• ecker
Noun
Creek (plural Creeks)
One of a Native American tribe from the Southeastern United States, also known as the Muscogee.
Proper noun
Creek
The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
A surname.
Adjective
Creek (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the Creek tribe.
Anagrams
• ecker
Source: Wiktionary
Creek (krk), n. Etym: [AS. crecca; akin to D. kreek, Icel. kriki crack, nook; cf. W. crig crack, crigyll ravine, creek. Cf. Crick, Crook.]
1. A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river. Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. Cowper. They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. Acts xxvii. 39.
2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. Goldsmith.
3. Any turn or winding. The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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