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1
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
- the shallow creek that runs in back of our house
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chiefly British
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
- explored many of the creeks along the Cornwall coast of England
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“Creek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creek. Accessed 24 Jul. 2021.
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The first known use of creek was in the 13th century
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