Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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creep | Yes | No | Yes | No |
sneak | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
creep (noun) | sneak (noun) |
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a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police |
a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions |
a slow longitudinal movement or deformation | a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible |
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric |
creep (adjective) | sneak (adjective) |
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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed |
creep (verb) | sneak (verb) |
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move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground | to go stealthily or furtively |
to go stealthily or furtively | make off with belongings of others |
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) | pass on stealthily |
show submission or fear | put, bring, or take in a secretive or furtive manner |