| Main Entry: | brook |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream of water |
Synonyms: |
beck, branch, burn, creek, rill, rindle, river, rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet, 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 |
| Main Entry: | creek |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | rill |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stream |
Synonyms: |
brook, channel, creek, rille, rivulet, runnel, streamlet, trench, valley |
| Main Entry: | rivulet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | small river |
Synonyms: |
bourn, brook, channel, creek, rill, river, runlet, runnel, stream, streamlet |