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Definitions for: Creeper
[n] any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
[n] a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
[n] any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: crawler, tree creeper
See Also: American creeper, brown creeper, Certhia americana, Certhia familiaris, Certhiidae, European creeper, family Certhiidae, human, individual, mortal, oscine, oscine bird, person, somebody, someone, soul, Tichodroma muriaria, tichodrome, tracheophyte, vascular plant, wall creeper
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