Synonyms for creek
krik, krɪkcreek

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1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   stream, beck, brook, burn

2. creeknoun

   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.

   The chieftain was well versed in Creek history.

   Synonyms:
   burn, stream, beck, brook

3. creeknoun

   A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.

   Synonyms:
   burn, brook, beck, stream

4. creeknoun

   Any turn or winding.

   Synonyms:
   beck, stream, brook, burn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. brook, creeknoun

   a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

   "the creek dried up every summer"

   Synonyms:
   brook

2. Creeknoun

   any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

   Synonyms:
   brook

Matched Categories

1. • Native American
   • Stream

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   inlet, cove, bight, small bay

2. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   rivulet, small river

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1. creeknoun

   Synonyms:
   brook, rivulet, race, runlet, streamlet, runnel, bourn, burn, cove, bight

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "creek":

   brook, ruisseau, stream, stann, river, creeks

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1. Charles Watson:

   Nancy, certainly more questions than answers. We heard in the week that the FBI had discovered Brian Laundrie's remains at the Environmental Creek Park. Not far from the Laundrie's North Port home here. An autopsy was completed on that body -- results came back inconclusive. Remains are being sent to a forensic anthropologist who will sift through the remains and figure out any clues to try to determine cause of death, here at Laundrie's home in North Port, it has been quiet today. This morning we got a first look at the Laundrie parents leaving the home together, they were in a hurry, jumped into a red pickup truck and left. They sped off.

2. Erika Wahl:

   I've been trusting Willow Creek principal and superintendent for the last several years to take care of my kids, I'm trusting Willow Creek principal and superintendent now.

3. Quil Lance:

   Charleston County Mayor Joseph Riley said. What motivated the gunman is not yet clear, but his monstrous act took the lives of nine people who prayed, worked and struggled on behalf of their community and their church. Related ImageExpand / ContractSharonda Coleman-Singleton, was a speech therapist and girls ’ track and field team at Goose Creek High School. ( Courtesy : Charleston Post and Courier) Cynthia Hurd, 54, was a branch manger in the Charleston County Public Library -RRB- system, where Cynthia Hurd was so revered from a career spanning 31 years that all city branches were closed in Cynthia Hurd honor Thursday. Cynthia Hurd was a tireless servant of the community who spent Cynthia Hurd life helping residents, making sure they had every opportunity for an education and personal growth, the library system said in a statement. Cynthia Hurd loss is incomprehensible, and we ask for prayers for Cynthia Hurd family, her co-workers, her church and this entire community as we come together to face this tragic loss. Related ImageExpand / ContractCynthia Hurd was a librarian who worshiped at the venerable church. ( Charleston County Public Library) Quil Lance had retired from Gaillard Center, a performance hall in Charleston County, and been serving as a custodian at the church where Quil Lance worshiped. As big a void as Quil Lance death leaves there, it left an even deeper one in the family Quil Lance held together with love and strength, Quil Lance grandson, Quil Lance, told the Charleston Post and Courier I ’m lost, I ’m lost, granny was the heart of the family. Related ImageExpand / ContractClementa Pinckney was a beloved pastor and respected lawmaker before he was gunned down in his own church Wednesday night. ( Grace Beahm/The Charleston Post and Courier via AP).

4. Cal Fire Chief Thom Porter:

   We have 150 million trees that died in the southern Sierra several years ago, and those are fueling the Beachie Creek Fire, which is the biggest and most concerning fire to us right now.

5. Chase Williams:

   We got down the road a little bit but in a matter of minutes the water rose up enough where it picked up the truck and took us both into Right Beaver Creek.