creeper
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creeper n 1 :
any plant (
as ivy or periwinkle )
that grows by creeping 2 :
a person who crawls or creeps along the ground [
synonym :
{
crawler }, {
creeper }]
3 :
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 [
synonym : {
creeper }, {
tree creeper }]
Creeper \
Creep "
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n .
1 .
One who ,
or that which ,
creeps ;
any creeping thing .
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1913 Webster ]
Standing waters are most unwholesome , . . .
full of mites ,
creepers ;
slimy ,
muddy ,
unclean . --
Burton .
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1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Bot .)
A plant that clings by rootlets ,
or by tendrils ,
to the ground ,
or to trees ,
etc .;
as ,
the Virginia creeper (
Ampelopsis quinquefolia ).
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Zool .)
A small bird of the genus {
Certhia },
allied to the wrens .
The brown or common European creeper is {
Certhia familiaris },
a variety of which (
var .
Americana )
inhabits America ; --
called also {
tree creeper }
and {
creeptree }.
The American black and white creeper is {
Mniotilta varia }.
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1913 Webster ]
4 .
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
5 .
pl .
A spurlike device strapped to the boot ,
which enables one to climb a tree or pole ; --
called often {
telegraph creepers }.
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6 .
A small ,
low iron ,
or dog ,
between the andirons .
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1913 Webster ]
7 .
pl .
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
8 .
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
9 .
pl . (
Arch .)
Crockets .
See {
Crocket }.
[
1913 Webster ]
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "
creeper ":
algae ,
autophyte ,
bean ,
bracken ,
brown algae ,
climber ,
conferva ,
confervoid ,
diatom ,
fern ,
fruits and vegetables ,
fucus ,
fungus ,
grapevine ,
green algae ,
gulfweed ,
herb ,
heterophyte ,
ivy ,
kelp ,
legume ,
lentil ,
liana ,
lichen ,
liverwort ,
mold ,
moss ,
mushroom ,
parasite ,
parasitic plant ,
pea ,
perthophyte ,
phytoplankton ,
planktonic algae ,
plant families ,
puffball ,
pulse ,
red algae ,
rockweed ,
rust ,
saprophyte ,
sargasso ,
sargassum ,
sea lentil ,
sea moss ,
sea wrack ,
seaweed ,
smut ,
succulent ,
toadstool ,
vetch ,
vine ,
wort ,
wrack
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