Complete Definition of "creeper"

English

Pronunciation

Noun
creeper

  1. Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
  2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
  3. a device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position
  4. nautical a small, four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed

Quotations
Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth. - "w:Lord of the Flies|Lord of the Flies" (1964) by w:William Golding|William Golding

Synonyms
rfc-level|Synonyms at L4+ not in L3 POS section
crawler

Translations
;plant
Finnish: köynnöskasvi
French: plante grimpante f

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Revision and Credits for"creeper"
  • 2008-01-01 08:58 - Connel MacKenzie - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Bubbajoefreak|Bubbajoefreak]] ([[User_talk:Bubbajoefreak|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:SemperBlotto|SemperBlotto]]

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