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creek
noun
a
small
natural
stream
of
water
that
is
smaller
than
a
river
•
The
children
built
a
tiny
raft
and
set
it
floating
down
the
creek
behind
their
house
.
The
children
built
a
tiny
raft
and
set
it
floating
down
the
creek
behind
their
house
.
•
A
wooden
footbridge
crossed
the
creek
,
connecting
the
two
picnic
areas
in
the
park
.
A
wooden
footbridge
crossed
the
creek
,
connecting
the
two
picnic
areas
in
the
park
.
From
early
modern
English
,
related
to
Old
Norse
‘
kriki
’
meaning
a
nook
or
corner
;
later
applied
to
small
streams
.
noun
a
narrow
tidal
inlet
of
the
sea
that
extends
into
the
land
,
often
bordered
by
mudflats
•
At
low
tide
,
small
fishing
boats
rested
on
the
mud
of
the
creek
.
At
low
tide
,
small
fishing
boats
rested
on
the
mud
of
the
creek
.
•
The
old
warehouse
overlooked
a
narrow
creek
leading
to
the
North
Sea
.
The
old
warehouse
overlooked
a
narrow
creek
leading
to
the
North
Sea
.
Same
origin
as
the
stream
sense
;
in
maritime
English
applied
to
small
tidal
inlets
from
the
16th
century
.
Creek
noun
a
member
of
the
Muscogee
Native
American
people
of
the
southeastern
United
States
•
A
Creek
from
Oklahoma
shared
stories
of
his
ancestors
at
the
museum
.
A
Creek
from
Oklahoma
shared
stories
of
his
ancestors
at
the
museum
.
•
The
treaty
forced
many
Creek
to
relocate
west
of
the
Mississippi
River
.
The
treaty
forced
many
Creek
to
relocate
west
of
the
Mississippi
River
.
English
adaptation
of
the
name
given
by
English
colonists
to
Muscogee
groups
living
along
riverbanks
(‘
creeks
’)
in
Georgia
and
Alabama
in
the
18th
century
.
noun
-
Creek
the
Muskogean
language
spoken
by
the
Creek
(
Muscogee
)
people
•
He
is
learning
to
introduce
himself
in
Creek
during
language
classes
.
He
is
learning
to
introduce
himself
in
Creek
during
language
classes
.
•
The
dictionary
includes
thousands
of
words
in
Creek
alongside
English
translations
.
The
dictionary
includes
thousands
of
words
in
Creek
alongside
English
translations
.
Named
after
the
people
who
speak
it
;
first
documented
by
English
linguists
in
the
18th
century
.
