creeper

1. n. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. Source: opted

2. n. A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia). Source: opted

3. n. 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. Source: opted

4. n. 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. Source: opted

5. n. A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers. Source: opted

6. n. A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. Source: opted

7. n. 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. Source: opted

8. n. 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. Source: opted

9. n. Crockets. See Crocket. Source: opted

10. n. any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping Source: wordnet

11. n. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground Source: wordnet

12. n. 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 Source: wordnet

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