creek
n. கழி, கடற்கூம்பு, வேலிக்கழிமுகம், ஆற்றுக்கால், வங்கம், சிறு துறைமுகம், ஆற்றுப் புகுமுகம், ஆற்று வளைவு, மலைகளுக்கிடையிலுள்ள சமவௌத.
Creek (krk), n. Etym: [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. Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore. Cowper. They discovered a certain creek, with a shore. Acts xxvii. 39. 2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook. Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks. Goldsmith. 3. Any turn or winding. The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands. Shak.