noun Download 🔗Share A person or a thing that crawls or creeps. Examples : "Example Sentence: "The ivy creepers slowly covered the old brick wall." " person animal plant thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (often in the plural) A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper. Examples : "My baby brother wears creepers with snaps at the bottom so Mom can easily change his diaper. " wear item family Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position. Examples : "My baby brother uses creepers to explore the living room without falling. " device item machine human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping. Examples : "My hiking boots have creepers on them to help me stay on the rocky trail. " wear item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing. Examples : "The telephone repairman attached his creepers to his boots before climbing the utility pole. " device wear technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (chiefly in the plural) A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons. Examples : "He carefully placed the small logs on the creepers between the andirons, ensuring the fire would get enough air. " architecture item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water. Examples : "The construction worker used the creepers to pull the dropped tools out of the muddy well. " utensil nautical archaeology technology device item machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen. Examples : "The grain elevator used creepers to continuously move wheat up to the storage bins. " machine technology device material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus. Examples : "The house had beautiful creepers growing up its brick walls, turning red in the fall. " plant nature biology environment agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A treecreeper. Examples : "We saw several creepers slowly spiraling up the oak tree in the park, searching for insects in the bark. " animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed. Examples : "The diver used a set of creepers to snag the anchor that had fallen to the bottom of the harbor. " nautical utensil technology ocean sailing vehicle item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The lowest gear of a tractor or truck. Examples : "The farmer used the tractor's creepers to slowly and carefully pull the stuck wagon out of the muddy field. " vehicle machine technical agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle. Examples : "The mechanic slid under the car on his creepers to check the exhaust system. " vehicle machine job technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who creeps people out; a creepy person. Examples : "He avoids social gatherings because he thinks there are too many creepers there. " character person attitude human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures. Examples : "My grandfather said he used to wear creepers when he went to rock and roll concerts in the 1950s. " style wear culture appearance item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ball that travels low, near ground level. Examples : "The children groaned when the coach called out, "Ten laps, avoiding the creepers!" " sport Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjection Download 🔗Share An expression of surprise, fear, or excitement Examples : ""Creepers, that spider is huge!" " emotion exclamation sensation language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
