'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
- adolescent stream,
- arm,
- armlet,
- arroyo,
- bay,
- bayou,
- beck,
- belt,
- bight,
- boca,
- bourn,
- braided stream,
- branch,
- brook,
- brooklet,
- burn,
- channel,
- cove,
- crawl,
- creep,
- crick,
- ditch,
- edge,
- estuary,
- euripus,
- fjord,
- flowing stream,
- fluviation,
- fresh,
- freshet,
- frith,
- gill,
- glide,
- gulf,
- gumshoe,
- gut,
- harbor,
- inch,
- inlet,
- kill,
- kyle,
- lazy stream,
- loch,
- lurk,
- meandering stream,
- midchannel,
- midstream,
- millstream,
- mouse,
- mouth,
- moving road,
- narrow,
- narrow seas,
- narrows,
- natural harbor,
- navigable river,
- pussyfoot,
- race,
- racing stream,
- reach,
- rill,
- river,
- rivulet,
- road,
- roads,
- roadstead,
- run,
- rundle,
- runlet,
- runnel,
- shirk,
- sike,
- skulk,
- slide,
- slink,
- slip,
- slither,
- snake,
- sneak,
- sniggle,
- sound,
- spill stream,
- steal,
- strait,
- straits,
- stream,
- stream action,
- streamlet,
- subterranean river,
- tiptoe,
- wadi,
- watercourse,
- waterway,
- wriggle
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
Words containing 'Creek'
- Creeks,
- Alum Creek,
- Apple Creek,
- Avery Creek,
- Ballenger Creek,
- Barton Creek,
- Battle Creek,
- Bear Creek,
- Beaver Creek,
- Beech Creek,
- Bent Creek,
- Big Creek,
- Birch Creek,
- Black Creek,
- Boulder Creek,
- Briar Creek,
- Brices Creek,
- Brush Creek,
- Brushy Creek,
- Buies Creek,
- Bull Creek,
- Cantua Creek,
- Cave Creek,
- Cedar Creek,
- Cherry Creek,
- Church Creek,
- Clear Creek,
- Cloud Creek,
- Coal Creek,
- Coconut Creek,
- Creek County,
- Creek, OK,
- Cripple Creek,
- Crooked Creek,
- Deer Creek,
- Dove Creek,
- Dry Creek,
- Elk Creek,
- Elm Creek,
- Fall Creek,
- Falls Creek,
- Fern Creek,
- Flint Creek,
- Francis Creek,
- Fritz Creek,
- Furnace Creek,
- Game Creek,
- Gilbert Creek,
- Goose Creek,
- Grape Creek,
- Hickory Creek,
- Hollow Creek,
- Hunters Creek,
- Indian Creek,
- Johnson Creek,
- Jones Creek,
- Lance Creek,
- Lawrence Creek,
- Limestone Creek,
- Linn Creek,
- Little Creek,
- Long Creek,
- Long Creek, OR,
- Lost Creek,
- Macks Creek,
- Manor Creek,
- Marshall Creek,
- May Creek,
- Mesquite Creek,
- Mill Creek,
- Millers Creek,
- Montezuma Creek,
- Montgomery Creek,
- Moose Creek,
- Myrtle Creek,
- Myrtle Creek, OR,
- North Creek,
- Oak Creek,
- Onion Creek,
- Otter Creek,
- Owl Creek,
- Oyster Creek,
- Pebble Creek,
- Penns Creek,
- Pigeon Creek,
- Pike Creek,
- Pond Creek,
- Portage Creek,
- Prairie Creek,
- Pryor Creek,
- Queen Creek,
- Red Creek,
- Reed Creek,
- Rich Creek,
- Rock Creek,
- Roma Creek,
- Rose Creek,
- Salmon Creek,
- Salt Creek,
- Sandy Creek,
- Silver Creek,
- Snake Creek,
- Spring Creek,
- Stone Creek,
- Stony Creek,
- Sugar Creek,
- Sutter Creek,
- Swartz Creek,
- Taylor Creek,
- Todd Creek,
- Town Creek,
- Trail Creek,
- Trail Creek, IN,
- Trapper Creek,
- Trout Creek,
- Turkey Creek,
- Turtle Creek,
- Wallins Creek,
- Walnut Creek,
- Whiskey Creek,
- Williams Creek,
- Williams Creek, IN,
- Willow Creek,
- Wilson Creek,
- Woods Creek,
- creek bed,
- creek confederacy,
- Alum Creek, WV,
- Apple Creek, OH,
- Avery Creek, NC,
- Ballenger Creek, MD,
- Barton Creek, TX,
- Battle Creek, IA,
- Battle Creek, MI,
- Battle Creek, NE,
- Bear Creek Village,
- Bear Creek, AK,
- Bear Creek, AL,
- Bear Creek, TX,
- Bear Creek, WI,
- Beaver Creek, MN,
- Beaver Creek, MT,
- Beech Creek, PA,
- Bent Creek, NC,
- Big Creek, MS,
- Birch Creek, AK,
- Black Creek, NC,
- Black Creek, WI,
- Boulder Creek, CA,
- Briar Creek, PA,
- Brices Creek, NC,
- Brush Creek, OK,
- Brushy Creek, TX,
- Buies Creek, NC,
- Bull Creek, MO,
- Canada Creek Ranch,
- Cantua Creek, CA,
- Cave Creek, AZ,
- Cedar Creek, NE,
- Cherry Creek, NY,
- Church Creek, MD,
- Clear Creek County,
- Clear Creek, CO,
- Cloud Creek, OK,
- Coal Creek, CO,
- Coconut Creek, FL,
- Creek County, OK,
- Cripple Creek, CO,
- Crooked Creek, AK,
- Deer Creek, IL,
- Deer Creek, MN,
- Deer Creek, OK,
- Dove Creek, CO,
- Dry Creek, AK,
- Dry Creek, OK,
- Elk Creek, NE,
- Elm Creek, NE,
- Elm Creek, TX,
- Fall Creek, WI,
- Falls Creek, PA,
- Fern Creek, KY,
- Flint Creek, OK,
- Francis Creek, WI,
- Fritz Creek, AK,
- Furnace Creek, CA,
- Game Creek, AK,
- Gilbert Creek, WV,
- Goose Creek, KY,
- Goose Creek, SC,
- Grape Creek, TX,
- Hickory Creek, TX,
- Hollow Creek, KY,
- Hunters Creek Village,
- Hunters Creek, FL,
- Indian Creek, FL,
- Indian Creek, IL,
- Johnson Creek, WI,
- Jones Creek, TX,
- Lance Creek, WY,
- Lawrence Creek, OK,
- Limestone Creek, FL,
- Linn Creek, MO,
- Little Creek, DE,
- Long Creek, IL,
- Lost Creek, TX,
- Lost Creek, WV,
- Macks Creek, MO,
- Manor Creek, KY,
- Marshall Creek, TX,
- May Creek, WA,
- Mesquite Creek, AZ,
- Mill Creek, IL,
- Mill Creek, OK,
- Mill Creek, PA,
- Mill Creek, WA,
- Mill Creek, WV,
- Millers Creek, NC,
- Montezuma Creek, UT,
- Montgomery Creek, CA,
- Moose Creek, AK,
- North Creek, WA,
- Oak Creek, CO,
- Oak Creek, WI,
- Old Mill Creek,
- Onion Creek, TX,
- Otter Creek, FL,
- Owl Creek, WY,
- Oyster Creek, TX,
- Pebble Creek, FL,
- Penns Creek, PA,
- Pigeon Creek, OH,
- Pike Creek, DE,
- Pond Creek, OK,
- Portage Creek, AK,
- Prairie Creek, AR,
- Pryor Creek, OK,
- Queen Creek, AZ,
- Red Creek, NY,
- Reed Creek, GA,
- Rich Creek, VA,
- Rock Creek, AL,
- Rock Creek, MN,
- Rock Creek, OH,
- Roma Creek, TX,
- Rose Creek, MN,
- Salmon Creek, WA,
- Salt Creek, CO,
- Sandy Creek, NC,
- Sandy Creek, NY,
- Shoal Creek Drive,
- Shoal Creek Estates,
- Silver Creek, MO,
- Silver Creek, MS,
- Silver Creek, NE,
- Silver Creek, NY,
- Snake Creek, OK,
- Spring Creek, NV,
- Spring Creek, SD,
- Stone Creek, OH,
- Stony Creek, VA,
- Sugar Creek, MO,
- Sutter Creek, CA,
- Swartz Creek, MI,
- Taylor Creek, FL,
- Todd Creek, CO,
- Town Creek, AL,
- Trapper Creek, AK,
- Trout Creek, MT,
- Turkey Creek, LA,
- Turtle Creek, PA,
- Wallins Creek, KY,
- Walnut Creek, CA,
- Walnut Creek, NC,
- Whiskey Creek, FL,
- Willow Creek, AK,
- Willow Creek, CA,
- Willow Creek, MT,
- Wilson Creek, WA,
- Woods Creek, WA,
- Bear Creek Village, PA,
- Canada Creek Ranch, MI,
- Clear Creek County, CO,
- Hunters Creek Village, TX,
- Little Cottonwood Creek Valley,
- Old Mill Creek, IL,
- Samsula-Spruce Creek,
- Shoal Creek Drive, MO,
- Shoal Creek Estates, MO,
- Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek,
- Jordan Road-Canyon Creek,
- La Paloma-Lost Creek,
- Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, UT,
- Manderson-White Horse Creek,
- Samsula-Spruce Creek, FL,
- Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA,
- Jordan Road-Canyon Creek, WA,
- La Paloma-Lost Creek, TX,
- Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD