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English-Polish dictionary of Electronics and Computer Science. 2013.
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Creek — may refer to: Creek, a small stream Creek (tidal), an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove Creek, a narrow channel/small stream between islands in the Florida Keys Muscogee (Creek), a native American people Creek language, the language of that… … Wikipedia
Creek — (kr[=e]k), 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
creek — [kri:k] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old Norse; Origin: kriki bend ] 1.) AmE AusE a small narrow stream or river 2.) BrE a long narrow area of water that flows from the sea into the land 3.) be up the creek (without a paddle) spoken als … Dictionary of contemporary English
creek — [ krik, krık ] noun count 1. ) a narrow stream 2. ) BRITISH a long narrow area of ocean stretching into the land be up the creek (without a paddle) INFORMAL to be in a difficult situation: If we don t get this contract, we re up the creek! … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
creek — mid 15c., creke narrow inlet in a coastline, altered from kryk (early 13c.; in place names from 12c.), probably from O.N. kriki corner, nook, perhaps influenced by Anglo Fr. crique, itself from a Scandinavian source via Norman. Perhaps ultimately … Etymology dictionary
creek — ► NOUN 1) a small waterway such as an inlet in a shoreline or channel in a marsh. 2) N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a stream or minor tributary of a river. ● up the creek Cf. ↑up the creek ORIGIN Old French crique or Old Norse kriki nook … English terms dictionary
stream — [n] small river beck, branch, brook, burn, course, creek, current, drift, flood, flow, freshet, race, rill, rindle, rivulet, run, runnel, rush, spate, spritz, surge, tide, torrent, tributary, watercourse; concept 514 stream [v] flow from cascade … New thesaurus
creek — [krēk, krik] n. [ME (rare) creke (> mod. pronun. krēk), (common) crike (> pronun. krik) > ON kriki, a bend, winding, hence winding inlet, akin to OFris kreke, MDu creke: for IE base see CRADLE] 1. Now Chiefly Brit. a narrow inlet or bay… … English World dictionary
creek bottom — creek bottom, U.S. level ground beside a stream or brook: »plains of sagebrush, with no trees except a few aspens and cottonwoods in the creek bottoms (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
stream|let — «STREEM liht», noun. a small stream; rivulet. SYNONYM(S): creek, brook … Useful english dictionary
creek — [n] stream of water brook, brooklet, burn, crick, ditch, race, rill, rindle, river, rivulet, run, runnel, spring, streamlet, tributary, watercourse; concept 514 … New thesaurus
