Definition of creek Creek
/kɹiˈk/ - [kreek] - Creek
We found 13 definitions of creek from 7 different sources.
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What does creek mean?
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| creek - any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma | ||
| creek - a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" | ||
| brook | ||
| watercourse, stream a conduit through which water flows | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- creek (n.)
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. - creek (n.)
A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. - creek (n.)
Any turn or winding.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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creek
A narrow inlet or bay, especially of the sea.\n(Source: CED) -
creek
A Muskogean language spoken by the Creek people in Oklahoma and Florida, USA.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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creek
krēk, n. a small inlet or bay of the sea, or the tidal estuary of a river: any turn or winding: in America and Australia, a small river.—adj. Creek′y, full of creeks: winding. [Prob. Scand., Ice. kriki, a nook; cf. Dut. kreek, a bay.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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creek
A narrow inlet of the sea shoaling suddenly. Also, the channels connecting the several branches of a river and lake islands, and one lake or lagoon with another. It differs from a cove, in being proportionately deeper and narrower. In law, it is part of a haven where anything is landed from the sea.
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🔤- creek, noun, singular of creeks.
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