'Creek' definitions:

Definition of 'creek'

From: WordNet
noun
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: brook, creek]
noun
Any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

Definition of 'Creek'

From: GCIDE
  • Creek \Creek\ (kr[=e]k), n. [AS. crecca; akin to D. kreek, Icel. kriki crack, nook; cf. W. crig crack, crigyll ravine, creek. Cf. Crick, Crook.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. --Cowper. [1913 Webster]
  • They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. --Acts xxvii. 39. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. [1913 Webster]
  • Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any turn or winding. [1913 Webster]
  • The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Creek'

From: GCIDE
  • Creeks \Creeks\ (kr[=e]ks), n. pl.; sing. Creek. (Ethnol.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'creek'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Creek -- U.S. County in Oklahoma

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Creek -- U.S. County in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
67367
Housing Units (2000) :
27986
Land area (2000) :
955.534846 sq. miles (2474.823784 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
14.230545 sq. miles (36.856941 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
969.765391 sq. miles (2511.680725 sq. km)
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.972769 N, 96.302298 W

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