Crossword clues for creeper
creeper
- Ivy, e.g.
- Any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
- Virginia ___ (woodbine)
- Plant for ground cover
- Bird that climbs tree trunks
- Bird or vine
- Plant or bird
- Slowly, stealthily I move here, peer coyly over walls
- American native with a soft-soled shoe
- Plant such as ivy
- Plant growing along the ground
- Ivy or Virginia, for example
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Creeper \Creep"er\ (kr[=e]p"[~e]r), n.
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One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.
Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean.
--Burton. (Bot.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia).
(Zo["o]l.) A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is Certhia familiaris, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits America; -- called also tree creeper and creeptree. The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia.
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.
pl. A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers.
A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
pl. 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.
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.
pl. (Arch.) Crockets. See Crocket.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Old English creopera "one who creeps," agent noun from creep (v.). Also see creep (n.). Meaning "lice" is from 1570s; of certain birds from 1660s; of certain plants from 1620s.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A person or a thing who crawls or creeps. 2 Often in plural, a one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper. 3 A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position. 4 A metal plate with spike, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slip. 5 A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing. 6 (context chiefly in the plural English) A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons. 7 An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredge up items from a well or other water. 8 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. 9 Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping; especially a climbing plant of the genus (taxlink Parthenocissus genus noshow=1). 10 A treecreeper. 11 (context nautical English) A small, four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed. 12 The lowest gear of a tractor or truck, also creeper gear, creeper shift. 13 A low-profile, wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle. 14 (context pejorative slang English) A person who creep someone out; a creepy person. 15 A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various twentieth-century subcultures.
WordNet
n. any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
a person who crawls or creeps along the ground [syn: crawler]
any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees [syn: tree creeper]
Wikipedia
Creeper, Creepers, or The Creeper may refer to:
Creeper are an English horror punk band from Southampton. Formed in 2014, the group currently features vocalist Will Gould, guitarists Ian Miles and Oliver Burdett (who replaced founding member Sina Nemati in 2015), bassist Sean Scott, drummer Dan Bratton and keyboardist Hannah Greenwood. Creeper released their self-titled debut extended play (EP) in 2014 through Palm Reader Records, which has been followed by The Callous Heart and The Stranger on Roadrunner Records in 2015 and 2016, respectively.
The Creeper (real name Jack Ryder) is a fictional character, a superhero created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics. He is portrayed as a former talk show host dressed in a wild costume with a green, yellow, and red color scheme. He is characterized by super strength, agility, and stamina; a healing factor enabling him to heal from virtually any wound; physically painful laughter; and proficiency with martial arts. Most of his physical powers and abilities are the results of effects from serums and devices invented by scientist Dr. Vincent Yatz.
The Creeper first appeared in Showcase #73 (March 1968). He later spun off into two brief series, one written by Dennis O'Neil in 1968 and another written by Len Kaminski in 1997 and 1998. In the interim, he was kept alive with sporadic appearances in solo runs and guest shots. His last comic appearance was in a six-issue miniseries written by Steve Niles in 2006. He also appeared in television shows like The New Batman Adventures and Batman: The Brave and the Bold, as well as the Batman Arkham video game series.
Creeper was an experimental computer program written by Bob Thomas at BBN in 1971. Its original iteration was designed to move between DEC PDP-10 mainframe computers running the TENEX operating system using the ARPANET, with a later version by Ray Tomlinson designed to copy itself between computers rather than simply move. This self-replicating version of Creeper is generally accepted to be the first computer worm.
The program was not actively malicious software as it caused no damage to data, the only effect being a message outputted to the teletype reading "I'm the creeper: catch me if you can".
Usage examples of "creeper".
Three indigenous fig trees dwarfed the buildings, crimson frangipani burst like fireworks against the green kikuyu grass, beds of bright barber ton daisies ringed the gentle terraces that fell away to the stream, and a bougainvillaea creeper smothered the main building in a profusion of dark green and purple.
They ate on the stoep in golden sunshine that filtered through the bougainvillaea creeper.
Lady Sylvester Elmshade, Mrs Barbara Lovebirch, Mrs Poll Ash, Mrs Holly Hazeleyes, Miss Daphne Bays, Miss Dorothy Canebrake, Mrs Clyde Twelvetrees, Mrs Rowan Greene, Mrs Helen Vinegadding, Miss Virginia Creeper, Miss Gladys Beech, Miss Olive Garth, Miss Blanche Maple, Mrs Maud Mahogany, Miss Myra Myrtle, Miss Priscilla Elderflower, Miss Bee Honeysuckle, Miss Grace Poplar, Miss O Mimosa San, Miss Rachel Cedarfrond, the Misses Lilian and Viola Lilac, Miss Timidity Aspenall, Mrs Kitty Dewey-Mosse, Miss May Hawthorne, Mrs Gloriana Palme, Mrs Liana Forrest, Mrs Arabella Blackwood and Mrs Norma Holyoake of Oakholme Regis graced the ceremony by their presence.
The roof was made entirely of creepers, Virginia creeper, Caprifolium, and ivy, and it was so thick that not a drop of rain could come through.
White roses and daedal creepers, that Miss Carnot had first adorned the walls with, spread now luxuriantly over the lichen-filmed tiles of the roof, and in slender graceful sprays timidly invaded the ghostly cobweb-draped apartments.
Nonetheless, a station it had once been and it was inhabited, for when Harris scrambled up to the buildings, he stumbled against a bicycle leaning against the creeper.
In the thick reek of the creeper, Harris smelled death and for the first time, began to think more about the future than about the immediate past.
After the heat of these warm summer days, in the evening when their work was finished and the sea-breeze began to blow, they liked to sit on the edge of Prospect Heights, in a sort of veranda, covered with creepers, which Neb had made with his own hands.
It was crowded with smaller plants, creepers and dwarfed shrubs studded with berries, and he caught the sweet smell of honeyvine as his coat brushed against a spill of leaves.
It was dank and a little dusty, with some flowering creepers growing down from one of the louvers in the curving roof.
It was a bull nilghai, dripping with dew--his withers hung with a torn trail of creeper, his eyes shining in the light from the house.
When queried by Panax about what sort of trouble she had encountered on the way, she said that she suspected there were creepers hiding all through the ruins, but they showed themselves only in response to certain things.
October this small creeper is a very pretty object on rockwork, when the earlier bloom has become changed into oval fruit-pods.
And few vines or rootlike creepers swung from overhead to brush against them, for these too had snapped away as the reaver army marched beneath.
It was hot and still under the pines, and his progress was impaired by all sorts of low bushes, creepers, patches of sandburs and other stickery things.