stream vs creek

creek vs stream

stream and creek both are nouns.

stream is a verb but creek is not a verb.

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

As nouns, creek is a hyponym of stream; that is, creek is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stream:

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

Other hyponyms of stream include branch, brook, headstream, river, rill, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, tidal river, tidal stream, tidewater river, tidewater stream.

stream (noun)	creek (noun)
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression	a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
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

stream (verb)	creek (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 stream and creek

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