creek bed

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Word: Creek Bed

Definition: A "creek bed" is the bottom part of a small stream or creek where water flows. It can also refer to the area where the water used to flow, even if it is dry now.

Usage Instructions:

• Part of Speech: Noun
• Countability: "Creek bed" is usually used in the singular form, but you can use "creek beds" when talking about more than one.

Example Sentence:

• "After the rain, the creek bed was filled with water, and we saw fish swimming."

Advanced Usage:

In more advanced contexts, "creek bed" might be used metaphorically to describe a situation that is stagnant or not flowing, similar to how a creek bed can be dry.

Word Variants:

• Creek: A small stream of water.
• Bed: The bottom of a stream or river, which can apply to larger bodies of water as well.

Different Meanings:

• In a geological context, "bed" can refer to layers of sediment or rock. For example, "sedimentary bed" refers to layers where certain types of rocks are found.

Synonyms:

• Streambed
• Riverbed (though this usually refers to larger rivers)
• Watercourse

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:

While "creek bed" doesn’t have specific idioms or phrasal verbs directly associated with it, you might come across phrases like: - "At the bottom of the creek bed" which can imply being in a low or difficult situation. - "To dry up" can be used to describe a creek that has lost its water, similar to how ideas or conversations may come to an end.

Summary:

A "creek bed" is an important term to describe where water flows or once flowed in a small stream.

Academic

Noun

1. a channel occupied (or formerly occupied) by a stream

Synonyms

• streambed