Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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creeper | Yes | No | No | No |
creep | Yes | No | Yes | No |
creeper (noun) | creep (noun) |
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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 slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body |
a person who crawls or creeps along the ground | a pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot |
any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping | a slow longitudinal movement or deformation |
someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric |
creeper (verb) | creep (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 | |
grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface) | |
show submission or fear |