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Creek vs Winding - What's the difference?

creek | winding |

As nouns the difference between creek and winding

is that creek is one of a native american tribe from the southeastern united states while winding is something wound around something else or winding can be the act or process of winding (turning around).

As adjectives the difference between creek and winding

is that creek is of or pertaining to the creek tribe while winding is twisting, turning or sinuous.

As a proper noun creek

is the muskogean language of the creek tribe.

As a verb winding is

or winding can be .

creek

English

Noun

(wikipedia creek) (en noun)
  • A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending farther into the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or of a river; the inner part of a port that is used as a dock for small boats.
  • (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, US) A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a brook.
  • Any turn or winding.

    • Synonyms

    * beck, brook, burn, stream

    Derived terms

    * up the creek

    References

    winding

    English

    (wikipedia winding)

    Etymology 1

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    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • something wound around something else
  • the manner in which something is wound
  • one complete turn of something wound
  • (electrical) a length of wire wound around the core of an electrical transformer

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • twisting, turning or sinuous
  • spiral or helical

    • Etymology 2

    , as the wind was used to assist turning.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

  • the act or process of winding (turning around)

    • Derived terms

    (Winding hole) * winding hole

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