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Definitions for: Creek [n] a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"
[n] any member of the Creek Confederacy of Muskhogean peoples (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
Webster (1913) Definition: Creek (kr[=e]k), n. [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.
Synonyms: brook
See Also: Aegospotami, Aegospotamos, American Indian, Indian, North American Indian, Red Indian, stream, watercourse
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