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Definitions for Creeper

[1] a person or thing that creeps.
[2] Botany . a plant that grows upon or just beneath the surface of the ground, or upon any other surface, sending out rootlets from the stem, as ivy and couch grass.
[3] Often creepers. a one-piece garment for an infant, the lower portion resembling briefs and having snaps or buttons across the crotch for convenience in diapering.
[4] Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.
[5] Also called brothel creeper . Informal . a shoe with a thick, soft sole:She wore a miniskirt and creepers.
[6] Also called cradle. Automotive . a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.
[7] Ornithology . any of various birds that creep or climb about on trees, especially of the family Certhiidae, as Certhia americana (brown creeper or tree creeper) , of the Northern Hemisphere.
[8] a domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect.
[9] a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc.
[10] Also creep . Slang . a sneak thief.
[11] Slang . a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner.
[12] Slang . creep(def 18) .
[13] Slang . a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker.
[14] a person or animal that creeps
[15] a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping
[16] Also called: tree creeper US and Canadian any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects
[17] a hooked instrument for dragging deep water
[18] Also called: cradle a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars
[19] Also called: daisy cutter cricket a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground
[20] either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth
[21] informal a shoe with a soft sole

Words related to Creeper

climber

Words nearby Creeper

creep up on, creep-feed, creep-feeding, creep-grazing, creepage, creeper, creepie, creeping, creeping bent grass, creeping cinquefoil, creeping eruption

Origin of Creeper

before 1000; Middle English crepere, Old English crēopere. See creep, -er1

Synonyms for Creeper

climber, clinging plant, plant vine