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Creeper definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREEPER, n.
1. One who creeps; that which creeps; a reptile; also, a creeping plant, which moves along the surface of the earth or attaches itself to some other body, as ivy.
2. An iron used to slide along the grate in kitchens.
3. A kind of pattern or clog worn by women.
4. Creeper or creepers, an instrument of iron with hooks or claws, for drawing up things from the bottom of a well, river or harbor.
5. A genus of birds, the Certhia, or ox-eye, of many species. These birds run along the body or branch of a tree, and when they observe a person near, they run to the side opposite, so as to keep out of sight.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
2: a person who crawls or creeps along the ground [syn: 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 [syn: creeper, tree creeper]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century 1. one that creeps: as a. a creeping plant b. a bird (as of the family Certhiidae) that creeps about on trees or bushes searching for insects c. a creeping insect or reptile 2. any of various devices used for creeping: as a. a fixture with iron points worn on the shoe to prevent slipping b. a low wheeled platform for supporting the body when working under an automobile 3. a usually one-piece garment for a child at the crawling age

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 Bot. any climbing or creeping plant. 2 any bird that climbs, esp. a treecreeper. 3 sl. a soft-soled shoe.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Creeper Creep"er (kr[=e]p"[~e]r), n. 1. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. --Burton. 2. (Bot.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia). 3. (Zo["o]l.) 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. 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. 5. pl. A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers. 6. A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. 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. 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. 9. pl. (Arch.) Crockets. See Crocket.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(creepers) Creepers are plants with long stems that wind themselves around objects. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

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