*creek*

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 sea, or of a river. [ 1913 Webster ]

Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. Acts xxvii. 39. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any turn or winding. [ 1913 Webster ]

The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]