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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024creep•er /ˈkripɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a person or thing that creeps.
- Botanya plant that grows upon or just beneath the surface of the ground, sending out small roots from the stem:Ivy is a creeper.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024creep•er (krē′pər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that creeps.
- Botanya 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.
- ClothingOften, 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.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Northeastern U.S.]a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.
- AutomotiveAlso called cradle. a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.
- Birds[Ornith.]any of various birds that creep or climb about on trees, esp. of the family Certhiidae, as Certhia americana (brown creeper or tree creeper,) of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Veterinary Diseasesa domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect.
- a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc.
- Middle English crepere, Old English crēopere. See creep, -er1 bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: creeper /ˈkriːpə/ n - a person or animal that creeps
- a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping
- Also called: tree creeper US 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
- a hooked instrument for dragging deep water
- informal a shoe with a soft sole
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