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brooklet
[brook-lit] 
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creek
[kreek, krik]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream of water |
| Synonyms: | brook, brooklet, burn, crick, ditch, race, rill, rindle, river, rivulet, run, runnel, spring, streamlet, tributary, watercourse |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
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