creek
English
/kɹiːk/, /kɹik/
noun
Definitions
- (British) A small inlet or bay, often saltwater, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
- (Australia) A stream of water (often freshwater) smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
- Any turn or winding.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English creke, crēke derived from Old Norse kriki (bend, nook).
Origin
Old Norse
kriki
Gloss
bend, nook
Concept
Semantic Field
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- bank English
- bed English
- creek bed English
- creekbank English
- creekbed English
- creeker English
- creekfish English
- creekfront English
- creekless English
- creekside English
- creekward English
- creekwater English
- creeky English
- fish English
- front English
- upcreek English
- water English
- creke, crēke Middle English
- kriki Old Norse
- kriko Esperanto
- Grick Pennsylvania German
- Krick Pennsylvania German
- kriki Sranan Tongo
- kriki Broome Pearling Lugger Pidgin