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Audio Help [kreek, krik] Pronunciation Key | 1. | U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river. |
| 2. | a stream or channel in a coastal marsh. |
| 3. | Chiefly Atlantic States and British. a recess or inlet in the shore of the sea. |
| 4. | an estuary. |
| 5. | British Dialect. a narrow, winding passage or hidden recess. |
| 6. | up the creek, Slang. in a predicament; in a difficult or seemingly hopeless situation. |
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) Creek. | 1. | a member of a confederacy of North American Indians that in historic times occupied the greater part of Alabama and Georgia. |
| 2. | Also called Muskogee. a Muskogean language that is the language of the Creek Indians. |
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n.
[Middle English creke, probably from Old Norse kriki, bend.] |
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n. pl. Creek or Creeks In all senses also called Muskogee1.
[From the picturesque creeks near which they lived.] |
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| creek | |
noun | |
| 1. | a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer" [syn: brook] |
| 2. | any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma |
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creek
see up a creek.
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Creek County, OK (county, FIPS 37) Location: 35.90184 N, 96.37229 W
Population (1990): 60915 (25143 housing units)
Area: 2475.0 sq km (land), 36.8 sq km (water)
Clear Creek County, CO (county, FIPS 19) Location: 39.68771 N, 105.63586 W
Population (1990): 7619 (4811 housing units)
Area: 1024.2 sq km (land), 2.6 sq km (water)
Shoal Creek Drive, MO (village, FIPS 67628) Location: 37.03751 N, 94.52324 W
Population (1990): 296 (118 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Shoal Creek Estates, MO (town, FIPS 67632) Location: 37.01875 N, 94.49411 W
Population (1990): 21 (9 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Hunters Creek Village, TX (city, FIPS 35480) Location: 29.77380 N, 95.49769 W
Population (1990): 3954 (1460 housing units)
Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Little Cottonwood Creek Valley, UT (CDP, FIPS 45275) Location: 40.60440 N, 111.82872 W
Population (1990): 5042 (1556 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
North Creek-Canyon Park, WA (CDP, FIPS 49670) Location: 47.81057 N, 122.18638 W
Population (1990): 23236 (7981 housing units)
Area: 42.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Battle Creek, MI (city, FIPS 5920) Location: 42.29885 N, 85.22902 W
Population (1990): 53540 (23252 housing units)
Area: 110.9 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 49015, 49017
Eagle Creek, IN Zip code(s): 46214, 46254
Mill Creek, WA (city, FIPS 45865) Location: 47.85771 N, 122.20585 W
Population (1990): 7172 (3131 housing units)
Area: 7.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 98012
Mill Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 49552) Location: 40.43738 N, 77.92942 W
Population (1990): 392 (167 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 17060
Mill Creek, OK (town, FIPS 48500) Location: 34.40260 N, 96.82488 W
Population (1990): 336 (143 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 74856
Mill Creek, IN Zip code(s): 46365
Meadow Creek, WV Zip code(s): 25977
Millers Creek, NC (CDP, FIPS 43160) Location: 36.18893 N, 81.23755 W
Population (1990): 1787 (735 housing units)
Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28651
Mill Creek, WV (town, FIPS 54100) Location: 38.73164 N, 79.97249 W
Population (1990): 685 (290 housing units)
Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 26280
Montgomery Creek, CA Zip code(s): 96065
Paynes Creek, CA Zip code(s): 96075
Patterson Creek, WV Zip code(s): 26753
Panther Creek, IL Zip code(s): 62627
Oak Creek, WI (city, FIPS 58800) Location: 42.88230 N, 87.89730 W
Population (1990): 19513 (7263 housing units)
Area: 74.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53154
Oak Creek, CO (town, FIPS 55155) Location: 40.27452 N, 106.95703 W
Population (1990): 673 (449 housing units)
Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 80467
North Creek, NY Zip code(s): 12853
New Creek, WV Zip code(s): 26743
Myrtle Creek, OR (city, FIPS 50950) Location: 43.02578 N, 123.28256 W
Population (1990): 3063 (1198 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97457
Macks Creek, MO (city, FIPS 45218) Location: 37.96599 N, 92.97198 W
Population (1990): 272 (131 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65786
Lytle Creek, CA Zip code(s): 92358
James Creek, PA Zip code(s): 16657
Jacks Creek, TN Zip code(s): 38347
Hunlock Creek, PA Zip code(s): 18621
Horse Creek, CA Zip code(s): 96045
Honey Creek, IA Zip code(s): 51542
Hat Creek, CA Zip code(s): 96040
Haines Creek, FL Zip code(s): 34788
Grouse Creek, UT Zip code(s): 84313
Groom Creek, AZ Zip code(s): 86303
Johnson Creek, WI (village, FIPS 38350) Location: 43.07981 N, 88.77392 W
Population (1990): 1259 (473 housing units)
Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 53038
Lake Creek, TX Zip code(s): 75450
Linn Creek, MO (city, FIPS 43274) Location: 38.04411 N, 92.70186 W
Population (1990): 232 (106 housing units)
Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 65052
Lost Creek, WV (town, FIPS 48748) Location: 39.15913 N, 80.35053 W
Population (1990): 413 (173 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 26385
Loose Creek, MO Zip code(s): 65054
Long Creek, SC Zip code(s): 29658
Long Creek, OR (city, FIPS 43550) Location: 44.71376 N, 119.10193 W
Population (1990): 249 (129 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 97856
Lick Creek, KY Zip code(s): 41540
Lewis Creek, KY Zip code(s): 40810
Moores Creek, KY Zip code(s): 40402
Lance Creek, WY Zip code(s): 82222
Grassy Creek, NC Zip code(s): 28631
Willow Creek, CA (CDP, FIPS 85642) Location: 40.88217 N, 123.66537 W
Population (1990): 1576 (918 housing units)
Area: 534.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95573
Trapper Creek, AK (CDP, FIPS 78680) Location: 62.24144 N, 150.41568 W
Population (1990): 296 (203 housing units)
Area: 558.2 sq km (land), 8.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 99683
Town Creek, AL (town, FIPS 76584) Location: 34.67267 N, 87.40832 W
Population (1990): 1379 (551 housing units)
Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 35672
Swords Creek, VA Zip code(s): 24649
Swartz Creek, MI (city, FIPS 77700) Location: 42.96210 N, 83.82646 W
Population (1990): 4851 (1981 housing units)
Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 48473
Sutter Creek, CA (city, FIPS 77392) Location: 38.39079 N, 120.80347 W
Population (1990): 1835 (952 housing units)
Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 95685
Sugar Creek, MO (city, FIPS 71368) Location: 39.13813 N, 94.41117 W
Population (1990): 3982 (1748 housing units)
Area: 20.8 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 64054
Strange Creek, WV Zip code(s): 26639
Stony Creek, VA (town, FIPS 75840) Location: 36.94735 N, 77.40017 W
Population (1990): 271 (127 housing units)
Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23882
Stony Creek, NY Zip code(s): 12878
Trout Creek, MI Zip code(s): 49967
Trout Creek, MT Zip code(s): 59874
Whites Creek, TN Zip code(s): 37189
White Creek, NY Zip code(s): 12057
West Creek, NJ Zip code(s): 08092
Welchs Creek, KY Zip code(s): 42287
Wallins Creek, KY (city, FIPS 80310) Location: 36.82795 N, 83.41454 W
Population (1990): 261 (123 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 40873
Turtle Creek, WV Zip code(s): 25203
Turtle Creek, PA (borough, FIPS 77912) Location: 40.40805 N, 79.82095 W
Population (1990): 6556 (3067 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 15145
Turkey Creek, KY Zip code(s): 41570
Trout Creek, UT Zip code(s): 84083
Stone Creek, OH (village, FIPS 74804) Location: 40.39871 N, 81.55869 W
Population (1990): 181 (72 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 43840
Spruce Creek, PA Zip code(s): 16683
Spring Creek, PA Zip code(s): 16436
Sale Creek, TN Zip code(s): 37373
Rose Creek, MN (city, FIPS 55600) Location: 43.60457 N, 92.82965 W
Population (1990): 363 (152 housing units)
Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55970
Rock Creek, WV Zip code(s): 25174
Wolf Creek, MT Zip code(s): 59648
Rock Creek, MN (city, FIPS 54934) Location: 45.75931 N, 92.90775 W
Population (1990): 1040 (369 housing units)
Area: 111.3 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 55067
Robinson Creek, KY Zip code(s): 41560
Rich Creek, VA (town, FIPS 66896) Location: 37.38397 N, 80.82189 W
Population (1990): 670 (314 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 24147
Red Creek, WV Zip code(s): 26289
Red Creek, NY (village, FIPS 60829) Location: 43.24802 N, 76.72307 W
Population (1990): 566 (226 housing units)
Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13143
Sand Creek, MI Zip code(s): 49279
Sand Creek, WI Zip code(s): 54765
Silver Creek, WA Zip code(s): 98585
Silver Creek, NY (village, FIPS 67411) Location: 42.54354 N, 79.16887 W
Population (1990): 2927 (1294 housing units)
Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 14136
Silver Creek, NE (village, FIPS 45400) Location: 41.33277 N, 97.66571 W
Population (1990): 625 (293 housing units)
Area: 108.7 sq km (land), 5.5 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 68663
Silver Creek, MS (town, FIPS 67960) Location: 31.60330 N, 90.00464 W
Population (1990): 190 (88 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 39663
Silver Creek, MN Zip code(s): 55380
Silver Creek, GA Zip code(s): 30173
Shoal Creek, AL Zip code(s): 35242
Sextons Creek, KY Zip code(s): 40983
Sandy Creek, NY (village, FIPS 65068) Location: 43.64285 N, 76.08608 W
Population (1990): 793 (332 housing units)
Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 13145
Pond Creek, OK (city, FIPS 59950) Location: 36.66748 N, 97.80173 W
Population (1990): 982 (480 housing units)
Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 73766
Grassy Creek, KY Zip code(s): 41332
Days Creek, OR Zip code(s): 97429
Cave Creek, AZ (town, FIPS 11300) Location: 33.82617 N, 111.96521 W
Population (1990): 2925 (1363 housing units)
Area: 64.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 85331
Cat Creek, MT Zip code(s): 59017
Castle Creek, NY Zip code(s): 13744
Casey Creek, KY Zip code(s): 42723
Canyon Creek, MT Zip code(s): 59633
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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. Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. --Cowper. They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. --Acts xxvii. 39. 2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. --Goldsmith. 3. Any turn or winding. The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. --Shak.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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