Definition of Creek

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Definition of Creek

Creek

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.

A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.

Any turn or winding.

Related Definitions:

And, Any, Bay, Brook, Cove, Extending, Further, In, Inlet, Into, Land, Narrower, Of, Or, Recess, River, Sea, Shore, Small, Stream, Than, The, Turn, Water, Winding

Creek Quotations

If you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don't get wet you can keep.
Will Rogers

And takin' a bath in the creek. That's the stuff that really made it worthwhile. Anybody can stay in a motel.
Chris LeDoux

So for twelve miles I rode with Sherman, and we became fast friends. He asked me all manner of questions on the way, and I found that he knew my father well, and remembered his tragic death in Salt Creek Valley.
Buffalo Bill

Mary and Carrie and baby Grace and Ma had all had scarlet fever. The Nelsons across the creek had had it too, so there had been no one to help Pa and Laura.
Laura Ingalls Wilder

I remember very much there in Falls Church there was a creek that was flowing down into 4 Mile Run. I believe it's now covered up where it goes under Columbia Street. I found a whole family of weasels down there.
Jim Fowler

The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.
Zebulon Pike

I don't want to save a creek for the creek's sake, but what's in it for human beings.
Jim Fowler

Preserving a river or a creek can bring a lot of revenue.
Jim Fowler

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.
Dan Rather

I am, I think the only surviving member of the original Battle Creek church. The church was disbanded, with the exception of thirteen members, in 1870.
John Harvey Kellogg

Creek Translations

creek in French is crique
creek in Hungarian is patak
creek in Swedish is liten vik, bukt

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