Beck
Beck noun - A natural body of running water smaller than a river.
Usage example: when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane
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Synonyms for Beck
Burn and beck are semantically related. (British) in small river topic. In some cases you can use "Burn" instead a noun "Beck", when it comes to topics like stream of water.
Nearby Words: becking, Becky, Becki, beckie
Burn
Burn noun - A natural body of running water smaller than a river.
Usage example: the walkers forded the shallow burn and then came upon a field of gorse
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Burn or Beck. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/beck/burn.
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