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noun kriːkkrik British 1A narrow, sheltered waterway, especially an inlet in a shoreline or channel in a marsh. a sandy beach in a sheltered creek Example sentencesExamples - At the tidal swamps, the shore is a low, narrow levee separating the waters of the creeks from the backwaters of the swamps.
- To reach the village the soldiers had to cross a small tidal creek running gently into the ocean.
- In the south, coconut palms grow on a narrow coastal strip broken by lagoons and creeks.
- Walnut Creek is where he was picked up.
- Extensive oyster reefs blanketed the mudflats along the state's tidal creeks and fueled the thriving industry.
- My eyes scan the pewter-grey mudbanks and mudflats and a distant shoreline etched with filigrees of sinuous creeks.
- Living among creeks, lagoons, and salt marshes makes fishing and the salt trade part of everyday life in the area.
- Corsica rises like a mountain from the sea, creating a coast of steep cliffs and countless creeks, interspersed with tiny deserted beaches, and washed by crystal-clear water.
- Coastal migrants can often be found along tidal creeks, salt marsh edges, and mudflats, rarely on sandy ocean beaches.
- Between the cliffs and the sea, the rhythmic movement of the tides is forming a new tidal marsh that includes mudflats, tidal creeks, tidal marshes, and tracts of shrubs.
- Endless creeks and sounds divide the land up into a series of broad, semi-connected sandbars and islands, and the road loops along with bridge after bridge over wide, shallow waterways.
- Shouts of protest ensue when students realize they have to ford a creek to get to the beach.
- Pristine beaches, maritime forests, shimmering marshes, and tidal creeks await your exploration.
- Then during the spring months, the mesh bags are planted on creek banks during low tide.
- These were used for storing shellfish after they had been collected from nearby saltmarsh creeks and before they were taken to markets.
- Terrapins have been observed in several of the marsh creeks, but not in all of the creeks where searches were completed.
- Marcus tells Frank to pack his bags because they are heading to Twin Creeks.
- A serpentine array of tidal creeks lined with tall-form Spartina occur throughout the marsh.
- Mudflats lie lower in the upper intertidal zone than marshes and are smooth, almost level surfaces across which tidal creeks meander.
Synonyms tidal inlet, inlet, arm of the sea, estuary, bay, bight, fjord, gulf, sound Scottish firth, frith in Orkney & Shetland voe technical ria rare fleet, armlet - 1.1Australian, North American, NZ A stream or minor tributary of a river.
〈北美，澳/新西兰〉溪，小河；（河的）支流 in place names he drove into Adam's Creek Example sentencesExamples - Recently I was wading down a shallow creek in what I assumed was fresh water.
- The seven men had spread out and were riding along the dry creek bed.
- There is a tiny creek meandering among the rocks, which is also believed to have healing powers.
- We angled up a slope, rising away from the creek bottom.
- The equestrian trails are densely wooded, rocky and hilly with several small creek crossings.
- They are as at home in a mossy rock pool or muddy creek as on a spectacular wreck.
- In the western suburbs, creeks rose rapidly and flooded houses.
- They rested by a small creek running through the woods that had started to become more profuse.
- The creek is flowing strong from all the runoff and spring thaw.
- Her lion tail flicked idly behind her as she walked towards the nearby creek.
- Anya let the cool water run over her as she lay down in the shallow creek.
- After hours of hard training, everyone took turns taking baths in a nearby creek.
- He earned his nickname playing near a muddy creek as a child.
- Damp mornings are excellent for this detail, especially in low areas such as draws and creek bottoms.
- In a few areas, rock and snow slides dammed creeks, creating small lakes.
- Nearby, a smaller lake was created by damming a tributary creek.
- Firefighters used a fork lift truck to rescue a stricken horse from a muddy creek.
- She was able to drink from a nearby creek, but she had no food.
- They turned away from the waterfall and watched the creek flowing, listened to it.
- Fireflies danced about and the creek water seemed to glow from the moon's reflection.
Synonyms stream, rivulet, brook, river, tributary, backwater
Phrases1informal Be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it. 处于困境（或麻烦）之中 if the police raided us I'd be up the creek Example sentencesExamples - But it seems that Dawson remains up the creek without a paddle.
- Well, it seems I'm up the creek without a paddle.
- And since I live on my own I was up the creek without a paddle.
- As for labor market ‘fluidity,’ what that really means is your middle-class job is gone and you're up the creek without a paddle - adios chump.
- Great thinking Julie, we would been up the creek without a paddle if you wouldn't have brought that up.
- Now, to their utter dismay, that hasn't happened and with IRA decommissioning, about to utterly change the face of Northern politics, political unionism is up the creek without a paddle.
- That could only last a short time, and any service requiring samples would be up the creek without a paddle.
- And I'm up the creek without a paddle if I leave my daily medications, vitamins, eyeglasses, toothbrush or umbrella behind.
- The couple and their three children were forced to move to the new house because they had already sold the old one and David said: ‘We're up the creek without a paddle.’
- Should he overlook her he could be up the creek without a paddle.
Synonyms in difficulty, in difficulties, having problems, in a mess, in a bad way, in a predicament, in desperate straits, in dire straits, heading for disaster, heading for the rocks, with one's back against the wall 2informal Be stupid or misguided. 〈英〉愚蠢；被误导 he said my idea of Catholicism was up the creek
OriginMiddle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki 'nook'; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin. Rhymesantique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, reek, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak noun kriːkkrik 1A member of a confederacy of North American peoples of the south-eastern US in the 16th to 19th centuries; their descendants now live mainly in Oklahoma. Example sentencesExamples - Joan Hill is a Creek / Cherokee painter who has received numerous recognition awards, grants, and fellowships in the art world.
- And there is the tale of Jimmy Crowe, a Creek Indian from Okfuskee County, Okla., who, as a teenager, works for the Mennonites as a carpenter and subsequently becomes a preacher.
- Born to a Creek mother and Shawnee father at Old Piqua, a Shawnee village on the Mad River in Ohio, Tecumseh was raised by an older sister and grew to manhood during the border warfare of the Revolutionary Era.
- Essays cover the Timucua, Guale, Apalachee, Chickasaw, Caddo, Natchez, Quapaw, Cherokee, Upper Creek, Lower Creek, and Seminole Indians.
- Particularly at issue were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida - the so-called Five Civilized Tribes.
2mass noun The Muskogean language that was spoken by members of the Creek confederacy. Example sentencesExamples - It has Slovak, Inuit, Creek, and Italian, but its all Greek to me.
adjective kriːkkrik Relating to or denoting the Creek or their language. Example sentencesExamples - In 1814, a Creek faction, the Red Sticks, rose against settlers in the South but was crushed by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Alabama.
- With the help of a Creek student named James Perryman, Presbyterian minister John Fleming created a phonetic alphabet for Muskogee.
- One of the first men Seekaboo enlisted was Josiah Francis, the son of an English trader and a Creek mother.
- After three decades the divisions between those of the traditional and new orders erupted in a Creek civil war.
- Red Eagle was born Bill Weatherford, son of a white trader and a Creek mother whose maiden name had been Tait.
OriginFrom creek, because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama. nounkrikkrēk North American, Australian, NZ 1A stream, brook, or minor tributary of a river. 〈北美，澳/新西兰〉溪，小河；（河的）支流 Example sentencesExamples - Recently I was wading down a shallow creek in what I assumed was fresh water.
- We angled up a slope, rising away from the creek bottom.
- Damp mornings are excellent for this detail, especially in low areas such as draws and creek bottoms.
- The creek is flowing strong from all the runoff and spring thaw.
- The equestrian trails are densely wooded, rocky and hilly with several small creek crossings.
- Her lion tail flicked idly behind her as she walked towards the nearby creek.
- They turned away from the waterfall and watched the creek flowing, listened to it.
- In a few areas, rock and snow slides dammed creeks, creating small lakes.
- The seven men had spread out and were riding along the dry creek bed.
- Firefighters used a fork lift truck to rescue a stricken horse from a muddy creek.
- Fireflies danced about and the creek water seemed to glow from the moon's reflection.
- She was able to drink from a nearby creek, but she had no food.
- They rested by a small creek running through the woods that had started to become more profuse.
- In the western suburbs, creeks rose rapidly and flooded houses.
- Anya let the cool water run over her as she lay down in the shallow creek.
- They are as at home in a mossy rock pool or muddy creek as on a spectacular wreck.
- Nearby, a smaller lake was created by damming a tributary creek.
- After hours of hard training, everyone took turns taking baths in a nearby creek.
- He earned his nickname playing near a muddy creek as a child.
- There is a tiny creek meandering among the rocks, which is also believed to have healing powers.
Synonyms stream, rivulet, brook, river, tributary, backwater - 1.1 An inlet in a shoreline, a channel in a marsh, or another narrow, sheltered waterway.
小港，小湾 Example sentencesExamples - Corsica rises like a mountain from the sea, creating a coast of steep cliffs and countless creeks, interspersed with tiny deserted beaches, and washed by crystal-clear water.
- Extensive oyster reefs blanketed the mudflats along the state's tidal creeks and fueled the thriving industry.
- Living among creeks, lagoons, and salt marshes makes fishing and the salt trade part of everyday life in the area.
- Then during the spring months, the mesh bags are planted on creek banks during low tide.
- Pristine beaches, maritime forests, shimmering marshes, and tidal creeks await your exploration.
- Mudflats lie lower in the upper intertidal zone than marshes and are smooth, almost level surfaces across which tidal creeks meander.
- A serpentine array of tidal creeks lined with tall-form Spartina occur throughout the marsh.
- These were used for storing shellfish after they had been collected from nearby saltmarsh creeks and before they were taken to markets.
- My eyes scan the pewter-grey mudbanks and mudflats and a distant shoreline etched with filigrees of sinuous creeks.
- Between the cliffs and the sea, the rhythmic movement of the tides is forming a new tidal marsh that includes mudflats, tidal creeks, tidal marshes, and tracts of shrubs.
- At the tidal swamps, the shore is a low, narrow levee separating the waters of the creeks from the backwaters of the swamps.
- Terrapins have been observed in several of the marsh creeks, but not in all of the creeks where searches were completed.
- Shouts of protest ensue when students realize they have to ford a creek to get to the beach.
- Endless creeks and sounds divide the land up into a series of broad, semi-connected sandbars and islands, and the road loops along with bridge after bridge over wide, shallow waterways.
- To reach the village the soldiers had to cross a small tidal creek running gently into the ocean.
- In the south, coconut palms grow on a narrow coastal strip broken by lagoons and creeks.
- Walnut Creek is where he was picked up.
- Marcus tells Frank to pack his bags because they are heading to Twin Creeks.
- Coastal migrants can often be found along tidal creeks, salt marsh edges, and mudflats, rarely on sandy ocean beaches.
Synonyms tidal inlet, inlet, arm of the sea, estuary, bay, bight, fjord, gulf, sound
Phrasesbe up the creek (without a paddle) informal Be in severe difficulty or trouble, especially with no means of extricating oneself from it. 处于困境（或麻烦）之中 Example sentencesExamples - That could only last a short time, and any service requiring samples would be up the creek without a paddle.
- And since I live on my own I was up the creek without a paddle.
- Should he overlook her he could be up the creek without a paddle.
- Now, to their utter dismay, that hasn't happened and with IRA decommissioning, about to utterly change the face of Northern politics, political unionism is up the creek without a paddle.
- Well, it seems I'm up the creek without a paddle.
- And I'm up the creek without a paddle if I leave my daily medications, vitamins, eyeglasses, toothbrush or umbrella behind.
- As for labor market ‘fluidity,’ what that really means is your middle-class job is gone and you're up the creek without a paddle - adios chump.
- Great thinking Julie, we would been up the creek without a paddle if you wouldn't have brought that up.
- The couple and their three children were forced to move to the new house because they had already sold the old one and David said: ‘We're up the creek without a paddle.’
- But it seems that Dawson remains up the creek without a paddle.
Synonyms in difficulty, in difficulties, having problems, in a mess, in a bad way, in a predicament, in desperate straits, in dire straits, heading for disaster, heading for the rocks, with one's back against the wall
OriginMiddle English: from Old French crique or from Old Norse kriki ‘nook’; perhaps reinforced by Middle Dutch krēke; of unknown ultimate origin. nounkrēkkrik 1A member of a confederacy of North American peoples of the southeastern US in the 16th to 19th centuries; their descendants now live mainly in Oklahoma. Example sentencesExamples - Essays cover the Timucua, Guale, Apalachee, Chickasaw, Caddo, Natchez, Quapaw, Cherokee, Upper Creek, Lower Creek, and Seminole Indians.
- Joan Hill is a Creek / Cherokee painter who has received numerous recognition awards, grants, and fellowships in the art world.
- Particularly at issue were the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida - the so-called Five Civilized Tribes.
- And there is the tale of Jimmy Crowe, a Creek Indian from Okfuskee County, Okla., who, as a teenager, works for the Mennonites as a carpenter and subsequently becomes a preacher.
- Born to a Creek mother and Shawnee father at Old Piqua, a Shawnee village on the Mad River in Ohio, Tecumseh was raised by an older sister and grew to manhood during the border warfare of the Revolutionary Era.
2The Muskogean language of the Creek. Example sentencesExamples - It has Slovak, Inuit, Creek, and Italian, but its all Greek to me.
adjectivekrēkkrik Relating to or denoting the Creek. Example sentencesExamples - Red Eagle was born Bill Weatherford, son of a white trader and a Creek mother whose maiden name had been Tait.
- In 1814, a Creek faction, the Red Sticks, rose against settlers in the South but was crushed by General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Alabama.
- One of the first men Seekaboo enlisted was Josiah Francis, the son of an English trader and a Creek mother.
- With the help of a Creek student named James Perryman, Presbyterian minister John Fleming created a phonetic alphabet for Muskogee.
- After three decades the divisions between those of the traditional and new orders erupted in a Creek civil war.
OriginFrom creek, because they lived beside the waterways of the flatlands of Georgia and Alabama. |