creek meaning
EN[kɹiːk] [kɹik] [kɹɪk] [-iːk] [-ɪk]US US
WCreek
- Creek may refer to:
- Creek (stream), a type of stream
- Creek (tidal), an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove
- Creek, a narrow channel/small stream between islands in the Florida Keys
- Creek people or Muscogee, a native American people
- Creek language, the language of that tribe
- Creek mythology, the mythology of that tribe
- Muscogee (Creek) Nation, federally recognized Creek tribe in Oklahoma
- Poarch Band of Creek Indians, federally recognized Creek tribe in Alabama
- TH-67 Creek, a U.S. Army variant of the Bell 206 helicopter
EN Creek
- NounPLcreeks
- (Britain) A (often saltwater) small inlet or bay, 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.
- (Britain) A (often saltwater) small inlet or bay, 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.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- Pancake writes: “If you can unfocus your eyes right — and Corey can — wading the creek is like walking the aisle of a Wal-Mart made for Corey, with all the price tags saying free.”
- Thus, A and B were along the creek at the footslope, while C was at the backslope and D was at the shoulder.
- WFK Clear Creek - abbreviation for "West Fork [of] Clear Creek"
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- "I was borned over there on yon side that there flat-topped mountain, nigh the mouth of Red Creek.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of creek in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary