Thesaurus results for RUNLET

runlet

noun

ˈrən-lət

Definition of runlet

as in creek

a natural body of running water smaller than a river weather forecasters warned that the heavy rains might cause the area's runlets to overflow

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Noun

The trailhead was twenty minutes up a rutted jeep track, through a creek and a pine forest.

— Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The couple remembered going up and down the creek several times looking in the hopes of finding him when he was reported missing.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of creek

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

But residents say the stream of Airbnb guests in and out of their lobby, around their swimming pools and up and down on the overtaxed, malfunctioning elevators has not abated.

— Linda Robertson Updated October 22, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
As the fund’s general partner, the NFL will collect some management fees and carry on the investments, a consistent and bankable income stream that is not shared with players as part of the salary cap.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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