Creek Definition
krēk, krĭk
creeks
noun
creeks
A small stream, somewhat larger than a brook.
Webster's New World
A channel or stream running through a salt marsh.
Tidal creeks teeming with shore wildlife.
American Heritage
A narrow inlet or bay.
Webster's New World
A narrow or winding passage.
Webster's New World
A member of a cultural and political grouping (the Creek Confederacy) of North American Indian peoples, mainly Muskogean, formerly of Georgia and Alabama, now living in Oklahoma and Florida.
Webster's New World
pronoun
The Muskogean language of the Creek tribe.
Wiktionary
adjective
Of or pertaining to the Creek tribe.
The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.
Wiktionary
idiom
up the creek (without a paddle)
- In a difficult, unfortunate, or inextricable position.
American Heritage
up the creek
- in trouble
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Creek
Noun
Singular:
creek
Plural:
creeksIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Creek
- up the creek (without a paddle)
- up the creek
Origin of Creek
Middle English creke probably from Old Norse kriki bend
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
creke, from kryk, from Old Norse kriki.
From Wiktionary
From the picturesque creeks near which they lived
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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