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creek
1[kreek, krik]
noun
U.S. and Canada.a stream smaller than a river.
a stream or channel in a coastal marsh.
Chiefly Atlantic States and British.a recess or inlet in the shore of the sea.
an estuary.
British Dialect.a narrow, winding passage or hidden recess.
Creek
2[kreek]
noun
plural
Creeks ,plural
Creek .a member of a confederacy of North American Indians that in historic times occupied the greater part of Alabama and Georgia.
Also called Muskogee.a Muskogean language that is the language of the Creek Indians.
creek
1/ ː /
noun
a narrow inlet or bay, esp of the sea
a small stream or tributary
slangin trouble; in a difficult position
Creek
2/ ː /
noun
a member of a confederacy of Native American peoples formerly living in Georgia and Alabama, now chiefly in Oklahoma
any of the languages of these peoples, belonging to the Muskhogean family
Other Word Forms
- subcreek noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of creek1
Word History and Origins
Origin of creek1
Idioms and Phrases
up the / a creek (without a paddle), in a predicament; in a difficult or seemingly hopeless situation.
The pension is so small, I'd be up the creek if I had no other income.
Don't ask me to navigate, or we'll be up a creek without a paddle in no time.
Example Sentences
“We spent a few holidays together, staying out at his ranch having buffets by the creek, and him and Jacquie coming to my house to discuss projects were always a treat,” Allen wrote on Facebook.
Three hours north of Sacramento, the Trinity Alps encompasses about 540,000 acres — about 130 times the size of Griffith Park — and features massive waterfalls, crystal-clear rivers and creeks, and dozens of turquoise alpine lakes.
After pulling his tee shot on the difficult par-four 18th into the creek, which runs the length of the hole, Hatton could be clearly heard swearing at the face of his driver.
Macfarlane takes us through each like creeks feeding into a stream.
Portions of the creek appeared clear, but other parts were full of algae and made me question whether even filtering would make the water safe to drink.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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