Definition of creeper Creeper
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WordNet
NounPlural: creepers |
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| creeper - any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet | ||
| tree creeper | ||
| oscine, oscine bird passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus | ||
| certhiidae, family certhiidae creepers | ||
| american creeper, brown creeper, certhia americana a common creeper in North America with a down-curved bill | ||
| certhia familiaris, european creeper common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill | ||
| creeper - any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping | ||
| tracheophyte, vascular plant green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms | ||
| creeper - a person who crawls or creeps along the ground | ||
| crawler | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
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Wiktionary 
- creeper (Noun)
A person or a thing who crawls or creeps. - creeper (Noun)
Often in plural, a one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper. - creeper (Noun)
A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position. - creeper (Noun)
A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping. - creeper (Noun)
A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing. - creeper (Noun)
A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. - creeper (Noun)
An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water. - creeper (Noun)
Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen. - creeper (Noun)
Any plant as ivy or periwinkle that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus. - creeper (Noun)
A treecreeper. - creeper (Noun)
A small, four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed. - creeper (Noun)
The lowest gear of a tractor or truck, also creeper gear , creeper shift . - creeper (Noun)
A low-profile, wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle. - creeper (Noun)
A person who creep someone creeps people out ; a creepy person.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- creeper (n.)
One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. - creeper (n.)
A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia). - creeper (n.)
A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits America; -- called also tree creeper and creeptree. The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia. - creeper (n.)
A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping. - creeper (n.)
A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers. - creeper (n.)
A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. - creeper (n.)
An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and bringing up what may lie there. - creeper (n.)
Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen. - creeper (n.)
Crockets. See Crocket.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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creeper
Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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creeper
an instrument of iron resembling a grappling, having a shank and four hooks or claws, fig. 24, plate II. It is used to throw into the bottom of any river or harbour, with a rope fastened to it, to hook and draw up any thing from the bottom which may have been lost.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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creeper
A small grapnel (iron instrument with four claws) for dragging for articles dropped overboard in harbour. When anything falls, a dish or other white object thrown immediately after it will greatly guide the creeping.
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🔤- creeper, noun, singular of creepers.
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