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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. Acts xxvii. 39. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Any turn or winding. [ 1913 Webster ]
The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl.; sing.Creek. (Ethnol.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. [ 1913 Webster ]
(n) a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma
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