Creek
[kriːk] or [krik]
Definition
(noun.) any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma.
Edited by Bonita--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
(n.) Any turn or winding.
Typed by Audrey
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Inlet, cove, bight, small bay.[2]. Rivulet, small river.
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Definition
n. a small inlet or bay of the sea or the tidal estuary of a river: any turn or winding: in America and Australia a small river.—adj. Creek′y full of creeks: winding.
Typist: Wolfgang
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a creek, denotes new experiences and short journeys. If it is overflowing, you will have sharp trouble, but of brief period. If it is dry, disappointment will be felt by you, and you will see another obtain the things you intrigued to secure.
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Examples
- Hancock's corps pushed toward Totopotomoy Creek; Warren's corps to the left on the Shady Grove Church Road, while Burnside was held in reserve. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Here and there, the set of the current had worn down the bank into a little creek, and we were all suspicious of such places, and eyed them nervously. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Sherman carried the end of Missionary Ridge, and his right is now at the tunnel, and his left at Chickamauga Creek. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- McPherson was therefore sent around by the right, to come out by the way of Snake Creek Gap into the rear of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Early on the morning of the 24th Hooker moved Geary's division, supported by a brigade of Cruft's, up Lookout Creek, to effect a crossing. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- He met Early at the crossing of Opequon Creek, a most decisive victory--one which the country. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- His right now rests at the tunnel and on top of the hill, his left at Chickamauga Creek. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Think about them crossing a creek. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Just beyond the gorge the valley is narrow, and the creek so tortuous that it has to be crossed a great many times in the course of the first mile. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Now I think on 't, I think I hearn 'em tell that dat ar road was all fenced up and down by der creek, and thar, an't it, Andy? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- The rest of the command coming up, a line was formed from the base of the upper palisade to the mouth of Chattanooga Creek. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- I encompassed it almost round, before I could find a convenient place to land in; which was a small creek, about three times the wideness of my canoe. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- In crossing the valley he burned the bridge over Chattanooga Creek, and did all he could to obstruct the roads behind him. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- The creek, which was a formidable obstacle for either side to pass on our left, became a very slight obstacle on our right. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Sailor's Creek, an insignificant stream, running northward, empties into the Appomattox between the High Bridge and Jetersville. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- No doubt he ventured at first as a fisherman, having learnt the elements of seacraft in creeks and lagoons. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Typist: Nathaniel