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creekside

creekside

1 3.4
Land next to a small river or stream
  • noun
  • /ˈkrikˌsaɪd/
  • US
translation icon : orilla del arroyo
  • creekside park

Examples

  • I was frantic, thinking she would never smell this color, never know coolness or dank, creekside shade.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A few actual places I dream about are the woods and creekside at girls' camp; and dodging around Gran's farm with my cousins, sometimes on the day we had to fight the range fire.

    Blog text (24)
  • As Inman sat brooding and pining for his lost self, one of Swimmer's creekside stories rushed into his memory with great urgency and attractiveness.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • They were not from here, and they bought a creekside plot—not an especially advantageous site—in a small dell in the cemetery.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • NEW ZEALAND: A 24-foot-long waka, a native Maori canoe carved from a single log, emerged from a creekside near Auckland when a passerby saw a bit of it sticking out of the ground.

    Academic text (2010)
  • We set up our picnic on the creekside, enjoying the beautiful view of the flowing water.

  • The children played happily along the creekside, collecting fallen leaves and skipping stones.

  • There are several campgrounds available near the creekside, perfect for a weekend getaway.

Synonyms

riverside
vscreekside
55 2.3

Land beside a river

focuses on land by smaller watercourses rather than larger ones
riverbank
vscreekside
24 1.3

The ground along the edge of a river

refers to land beside smaller watercourses rather than larger ones
waterside
vscreekside
2 3.2

Land along the edge of a river or lake

is limited to land beside small flowing watercourses
streamside
vscreekside
1 3.1

Area next to a stream

is the same and applies equally to land by small watercourses
shoreland
vscreekside
1 3.4

Land next to water like a lake or sea

is confined to immediate land next to small watercourses
shoreside
vscreekside
1 3.4

An area of land next to a body of water

focuses on natural land next to small flowing watercourses instead
Bankside
vscreekside
6.7

Land at the side of a river

is about land next to smaller watercourses instead
riverfront
vscreekside
3.7

Next to a river, describing buildings or areas

refers to nearby land for any use, not especially buildings
holm
vscreekside
  • Archaic
9.8

A low flat area beside a river that often floods

is general land beside small watercourses rather than a specific meadow type

How Close

creekside
  • US
1 3.4
waterside
2 3.2

Surface Forms

creekside singular
creeksides plural

Morphology

creekside = creek + side (transparent) = creek + side

A simple noun compound formed from 'creek' + 'side', clearly meaning the land beside a creek.

Etymology

Creekside comes from two simple words: creek 'a small stream' and side 'next to'. As a place name, it means 'the land beside a stream', so camping on the creekside puts you on the ground next to the water.