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creek

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Editorial note

Increasing sedimentation in the creek reduces steelhead reproductive success, and is considered a take without a permit under the Endangered Species Act.

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Quick take

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of creek gathered in one view.

noun

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for creek.

noun

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

See also: brook

noun

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

See also: Creek

Example sentences

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Increasing sedimentation in the creek reduces steelhead reproductive success, and is considered a take without a permit under the Endangered Species Act.

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It only takes one bad precedent, one bad court ruling, to have impacts not only on this beach, not only on all California beaches, not only all bodies of water, but to any resource belonging to the people of California, whether it be a small creek in the eastern Sierra, a forest, or a desert.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use creek in a sentence?

Increasing sedimentation in the creek reduces steelhead reproductive success, and is considered a take without a permit under the Endangered Species Act.

What does creek mean?

a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

What part of speech is creek?

creek is commonly used as noun.