Thesaurus results for CREEK

creek

noun

ˈkrēk

Definition of creek

as in brook

a natural body of running water smaller than a river the shallow creek that runs in back of our house

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as in estuary

chiefly British a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England

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Recent Examples of creek Three 911 calls were received Saturday in Avery County at the height of the storm, one involving a hiker who was in danger of being swept away by a rising creek, according to the Linville-Central Rescue Squad in Newland. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 This could lead to flooding of creeks, streams and low-lying areas, especially where heavy rain persists. — Michael Autovino, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 There’s a marshy creek that runs down the west side of the property, and that creekbottom transitions to a 100-yard-wide stretch of hardwoods that border a hayfield. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 Her body was found by a fisherman trolling beneath a bridge on the bank of a creek in Montague County, which is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth, police told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for creek

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Noun

Both Maxwell and the brook were headed to the same place, north to Lake Ontario.

— James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of brook

Noun

Evening came on; behind the remains of the summer house, the tide could be heard rushing up the estuary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
The ministry also said a bulk carrier headed to the port of Mykolaiv with military cargo on board was hit in the estuary of the Bug river along the Black Sea.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of estuary

Noun

Farther south, head to the seaside village of La Parguera, a short boat ride from one of the island's three bioluminescent bays.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
Annie Koury said she's lived in the area for more than 30 years and has never seen the bay flood like this — and that the city usually does more to protect the area.

— Alys Martinez, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of bay

Noun

Outdoor amenities include an amphitheater, tennis court, and gated steps leading to a secluded beach cove.

— Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026
Occupying a particularly picturesque and secluded stretch of headland, where Aleppo pines drape rocky coves and the cerulean Mediterranean waves lick the similarly shaded horizon, the resort is the hospitality group’s first foray into the Balearics.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

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