creek

noun

/kriːk/

Idioms

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(British English) a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land synonym inlet
- They drove to the little creek where they kept their fishing boat.
Topics Geographyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- tidal
- little
- small
- …
verb + creek
- cross
creek + noun
- bed
- bottom
- bank
- …
See full entry
(North American English, Australian English, New Zealand English) a small river or stream
- Sandy Creek
- He stood on the steep bank above Ray’s Creek.
Topics Geographyc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- tidal
- little
- small
- …
verb + creek
- cross
creek + noun
- bed
- bottom
- bank
- …
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin.

Idioms

up the creek (without a paddle)

(informal) in a difficult or bad situation
- If they won't accept my credit card, I'll really be up the creek.

Creek

noun

/kriːk/

(plural Creek, Creeks)

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a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US state of Oklahoma
CultureThe Creek were mostly farmers, originally in the states of Alabama and Georgia. They were one of the Five Civilized Tribes. Under their leader Tecumseh they were defeated by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) in Alabama. They were then moved to the West.
Word Originfrom creek, because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama, USA.

单词	creek
释义	creek noun /kriːk/ /kriːk/ Idioms jump to other results (British English) a narrow area of water where the sea flows into the land synonym inlet They drove to the little creek where they kept their fishing boat. Topics Geographyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective tidal little small … verb + creek cross creek + noun bed bottom bank … See full entry (North American English, Australian English, New Zealand English) a small river or stream Sandy Creek He stood on the steep bank above Ray’s Creek. Topics Geographyc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective tidal little small … verb + creek cross creek + noun bed bottom bank … See full entry Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin. Idioms up the creek (without a paddle) (informal) in a difficult or bad situation If they won't accept my credit card, I'll really be up the creek. Creek noun /kriːk/ /kriːk/ (plural Creek, Creeks) jump to other results a member of a Native American people, many of whom now live in the US state of Oklahoma CultureThe Creek were mostly farmers, originally in the states of Alabama and Georgia. They were one of the Five Civilized Tribes. Under their leader Tecumseh they were defeated by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814) in Alabama. They were then moved to the West. Word Originfrom creek, because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama, USA.
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