Creepers are plants with long stems that wind themselves around objects.
Synonyms: climbing plant, runner, vine, climber More Synonyms of creeper
creeper in British English
(ˈkriːpə)
noun
1.
a person or animal that creeps
2.
a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping
3. Also called: tree creeper US and Canadian
any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects
4.
a hooked instrument for dragging deep water
5. Also called: cradle
a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars
6. Also called: daisy cutter cricket
a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground
7.
either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth
8. informal
a shoe with a soft sole
creeper in American English
(ˈkripər)
noun
1.
a person, animal, or thing that creeps
2.
any plant whose stem puts out tendrils or rootlets by which it can creep along a surface as it grows
the Virginia creeper
3.
any of various small passerine birds (esp. family Certhiidae) that creep on trees, bushes, or walls looking for insects, larvae, etc. to eat, including the wall creeper, certain wood warblers, etc.
4.
a device with metal hooks for dragging the bottom of a lake, pond, etc.; grapnel
5. US; [usually pl.]
a metal plate with spikes, fastened to a shoe to prevent slipping
6.
any device for carrying material to or from a machine, or from one part of a machineto another
7. US
a low frame on wheels or casters for a mechanic to lie on when working under an automobile
8.
the lowest gear in a truck, as for use on steep grades
: in full, creeper gear
9. US; [pl.]
a baby's one-piece garment, combining pants and shirt
Examples of 'creeper' in a sentence
creeper
There was a great porch over which creeper climbed and a large glass conservatory stretching along the side of the house.
Holt, Victoria THE ROAD TO PARADISE ISLAND (2001)
Some kind of creeper was even growing across the windowpane, trying to get into the house.
Kate Cann READY? (2001)
A woman looked down on the scene from her balcony, to which a flowering creeper aspired.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2001)
"I beckon the one I want," said the Goddess, pushing through the creeper in the archway.
Diana Wynne Jones THE LIVES OF CHRISTOPHER CHANT (2001)
All related terms of 'creeper'
brown creeper
a small bush bird , Finschia novaeseelandiae , of South Island , New Zealand
honey creeper
any small tropical American songbird of the genus Dacnis and related genera, closely related to the tanagers and buntings, having a slender downward-curving bill and feeding on nectar
tree creeper
any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere , having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill . They creep up trees to feed on insects
wall creeper
a pink-and-grey woodpecker-like songbird , Tichodroma muraria, of Eurasian mountain regions: family Sittidae ( nuthatches )
canary creeper
a climbing plant, Tropaeolum peregrinum, similar to the nasturtium but with smaller yellow flowers and lobed leaves
trumpet creeper
a high-climbing vine ( Campsis radicans ) of the bignonia family, native to the S U.S. and having red , trumpet-shaped flowers
Virginia creeper
a vitaceous woody vine , Parthenocissus quinquefolia, of North America, having tendrils with adhesive tips , bluish-black berry-like fruits, and compound leaves that turn red in autumn : widely planted for ornament