creek
[ kreek, krik ]
/ krik, krɪk /
noun
U.S., Canada, and Australia.
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.
Idioms for creek
up the creek, Slang.
in a predicament; in a difficult or seemingly hopeless situation.
Origin of creek
1200–50; Middle English
creke, variant of
crike < Old Norse
kriki bend, crook
OTHER WORDS FROM creek
sub·creek, nounWords nearby creek
credulity,
credulous,
credé's method,
cree,
creed,
creek,
creek war,
creel,
creeley,
creep,
creep feeder
Definition for creek (2 of 2)
Creek
[ kreek ]
/ krik /
noun, plural Creeks, (especially collectively) 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.
Example sentences from the Web for creek
British Dictionary definitions for creek (1 of 2)
creek
/ (kriːk) /
noun
mainly British
a narrow inlet or bay, esp of the sea
US, Canadian, Australian and NZ
a small stream or tributary
up the creek slang
in trouble; in a difficult position
Word Origin for creek
C13: from Old Norse
kriki nook; related to Middle Dutch
krēke creek, inlet
British Dictionary definitions for creek (2 of 2)
Creek
/ (kriːk) /
noun
plural Creek or Creeks
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
Idioms and Phrases with creek
creek
see up a creek.