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English Dictionary: creek	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for creek
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
creek n a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" Synonym(s): brook, creek any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creek \Creek\ (kr[emac]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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Creeks \Creeks\ (kr[emac]ks), n. pl.; sing. {Creek}. (Ethnol.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.