Found 3 items, similar to creek.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: creek sungai kecil
English → English (WordNet) Definition: creek creek n 1: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); “the creek dried up every summer” [syn: brook] 2: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma
English → English (gcide) Definition: Creek 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] 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]