creek
noun
a stream smaller than a river.
Creeks
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pluralof Creek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
creeks
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pluralof creek.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
creeknouna stream smaller than a river.
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Newton and Noss Creeks, Devon – a narrow tidal inlet just off the River Yealm in the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
He would also spoof President George W. Bush and other political leaders, while remaining close to a Martin Creeks family, the Sabatines, who appeared often in his work.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Fire crews were starting work on the eastern edge of the Swillup fire Wednesday while drones were expected to check for heat in the Canyon, Three Creeks, Elliot and Swillup fires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
Intermarriage between Creeks and Whites also further complicated the situation.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2023
This is evidenced by the customs and devices that were long retained by the Creeks.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The sizable farm was previously described as being home to an abundance of wildlife—and multiple trails and two year-round creeks run through the land.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
New dams and debris basins turned the vast natural waterways and springs and creeks of old L.A. into a chutes-and-ladders system to divert and hold back water and mud, before the next time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Their preferred rivers and creeks had gone dry from a record drought.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Highway 33, at a modest 3.5% grade, meanders over and along creeks that are invisible from the road but marked by riparian vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was an alien geography that thrust outreaching along the water’s edge; a land of a thousand creeks, brown and turgid, but rich in the smell of the sea.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
