Creek (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The kids spent their summer days playing in the creek behind their house.
- A small wooden bridge spanned the creek, connecting the two parts of the village.
- The hikers followed the creek for miles, searching for a place to set up camp.
- During heavy rainfall, the creek would swell and flood the surrounding fields.
- The family's property included a small creek that provided fresh water for their animals.