creek vs stream

stream vs creek

creek and stream both are nouns.

creek is not a verb while stream is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
creek	Yes	No	No	No
stream	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stream is a hypernym of creek; that is, stream is a word with a broader meaning than creek:

creek: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
stream: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

Other hypernyms of creek include watercourse.

creek (noun)	stream (noun)
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
	a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)
	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously

creek (verb)	stream (verb)
	exude profusely
	flow freely and abundantly
	to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
	move in large numbers
	rain heavily

Difference between creek and stream

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