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creeklet

US/ˈkriklət/

creeklet noun: a small creek.

creeklet: a small creek
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Noun

creeklet (plural creeklets)

  1. A small creek.
    • Still another forty or fifty yards away the creeklet gained speed purling over a bed of rocks.2020 February 25, Stephen Gresham, Brother Harmony and Sister Chaos, Crossroad Press

Forms of creeklet

pluralcreeklets

Origin of creeklet

From creek + -let.

Questions about creeklet

What does creeklet mean?
Creeklet means a small creek.
What part of speech is creeklet?
Creeklet is a noun.
How do you pronounce creeklet?
Creeklet is pronounced /ˈkriklət/ (US).
What is the plural of creeklet?
The plural of creeklet is creeklets.

Words near creeklet in the dictionary

  1. creekfront
  2. creekier
  3. creekiest
  4. creeking
  5. creekless
  6. creeklet
  7. creeklets
  8. creekline
  9. creeklines
  10. Creekmoor
  11. Creekmore

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