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Adjectives commonly used to describe "creek" — vivid descriptors for richer, more specific prose.
(adj)
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
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Small in size.
Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
Adjacent, near, close by.
Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
Free from or lacking moisture.
(of distance or position; also figurative) Extending, reaching or positioned far from a point of reference, especially downwards.
Transparent in colour.
At a higher level, rank or position.
Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.
Relating to tides.
Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud (“wet soil”).
Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
Of great size, large.
Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
Very small.
Relating to now, for the time being; current.
Having a large physical extent from side to side.
(n)
(hydrology) A natural water stream that flows into a larger river or other body of water.
Possessing beauty, impressing the eye; attractive.
Of or relating to India or its people; or (formerly) of the East Indies.
Covered with sand.
Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
Senses referring to subjective quality.
Having undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
(superlative of `near' or `nigh') most near
Wide in extent or scope.
Physically close.
Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
Not having a name.
(of a thing) Having a low temperature.
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.
Slow; having little motion.
Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
(Canada, in the plural) The Canadian federal government.
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
A period of time equal or almost equal to a full day-night cycle, being 24 hours long.
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
In an unknown location; unable to be found.
Having a certain size. Usually used in combination with an adverb or a noun.
A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in ice; cold; frosty.
(adv)
(with a superlative adjective) Beyond all others.
(strictly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.
Protected, as from wind or weather.
Soggy and marshy; wet like a swamp.
Covered with trees.
(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.
Fast; quick; rapid.
Pleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.
Well known.
Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace.
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neighboring. [(American spelling) Situated or living nearby or adjacent to.]
Courageous, daring.
The direction of the earth's rotation, specifically 90°.
(informal, of a person) Knowing what to do and how to behave; behaving with effortless and enviable style and panache; considered popular by others.
Widely known; famous; stereotypical.
The direction opposite to that of the earth's rotation, specifically 270°.
(uncountable) A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
(uncountable) An alcoholic liquor distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice.