Creek
n.
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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.
Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore.
They discovered a certain creek, with a shore.
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A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks.
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Any turn or winding.
The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands.