creeper

Meanings

Plural: creepers

Noun

• any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
• a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
• 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
• A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
• Any creeping animal (such as a serpent), reptile.
• A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
• A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.
• A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.
• A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.
• A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
• An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.
• 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.
• Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.
• A treecreeper.
• Strophitus undulatus, a freshwater mussel of the eastern United States.
• A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.
• The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks: one with so low a gear ratio that the vehicle creeps along at the speed of a human's slow walk.
• A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on one's back and gain better access to the roof of a space with very low height (such as the underbody of a vehicle), or a low stool similarly wheeled.
• A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.
• A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.
• A ball that travels low, near ground level.

Synonyms

babygro, climber, cradle, crawler, creep, creepazoid, creeper gear, creeper shift, creepers, creepoid, diaper shirt, infant bodysuit, onesie, snapsuit, tree creeper