- pronunciation:
- krik
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A creek is something like a river, but it is smaller than a river and usually not very deep. You can often see a lot of rocks in a creek.
We were jumping from rock to rock, but I slipped and fell into the creek.
- synonyms:
- branch, brook, stream
- similar words:
- channel, river, strait, tributary
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In many parts of the US, the words
creek and
creak (squeak) are said in exactly the same way. However, these two words have different meanings.