MEANING
The ground forming the bottom of a creek, whether water is flowing over it or not.
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Words that belong together
- dry creekbed
- rocky creekbed
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They followed the dry creekbed until it narrowed between the rocks.
Word forms
- Base
- creekbed
Usage notes
Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular creekbed; plural creekbeds. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: setting, description. Commonness: moderately common.
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