creeper

(krē'pər)

1. One that creeps.
2. Botany. A plant that spreads by means of stems that creep.
3. See cradle (sense 4).
4. A grappling device for dragging bodies of water, such as lakes or rivers.
5. A one-piece fitted garment for an infant.
6. creepers A metal frame with a spike or spikes, attached to a shoe or boot to prevent slipping, especially on ice.

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1. A brick in the wall adjacent to an arch, cut to conform to the curvature of the extrados.
2. (pl.) Same as crocket.

A prostrate or trailing plant.

• Passerine songbirds
• Nightclothes and Dishabille - creeper: infant’s one-piece garment
• Parts of Shoes and Accessories - creeper: attachment with iron points that is strapped to shoe to prevent person from slipping on ice
• Plants and Plant Parts - creeper: plant whose stem puts out tendrils or rootlets and that moves along surface as it grows

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Creeper, Creepers, or The Creeper may refer to:

Contents 1 Plants and animals 2 Films, literature, and music 3 In fiction 4 Other uses 5 See also

Plants and animals

• Birds of the families Certhiidae treecreepers:
  • Brown Creeper (New Zealand)
  • the Climacteridae Australasian treecreeper
  • the Rhabdornithidae Philippine creeper

• Long-billed Creeper
• Stripe-breasted Creeper
• Stripe-headed Creeper
• Various vines, particularly to species in the genus Parthenocissus

Films, literature, and music

• Phenomena (film), a 1985 horror film by Dario Argento also called Creepers
• Creepers (novel), a 2006 novel by David Morrell
• Virginia Creepers, a 2009 documentary film

• The Creepers, an English rock band
• The Creeper (album), a 1981 Jazz album by trumpeter Donald Byrd
• "The Creeper", a song on We Are Scientists's 2002 album Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)

In fiction

• Creeper, a creature found within the video game Minecraft
• Creeper (band), the fictional hard rock band from 2001 Canadian film FUBAR: The Movie
• Creeper (comics), a fictional DC Comics character
• The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers), a creature in the 2001 horror film Jeepers Creepers
• Creepers, Mechanical monsters in the Shannara fantasy novels
• Creeper, a spirit character in the 2005 video game The Suffering: Ties That Bind
• The Creeper, a character in several horror movies played by Rondo Hatton

Other uses

• A tool used by auto mechanics, a low-profile, wheeled platform whereupon one may lie supine and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle
• Creeper (clothing for infants), a one-piece article of clothing worn by an infant, usually with snap openings in the crotch to facilitate the changing of diapers
• brothel creepers, a type of shoe
• Virginia Creeper Trail
  • Virginia Creeper (railroad)
• Creeper virus, a 1971 early self-replicating computer program

See also

• Creep (disambiguation)
• Jeepers Creepers (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - slyngplante, træløber, sko med gummisåler

Nederlands (Dutch)
klimplant, kruipend dier, (mv) schoenen met zachte zolen, plateautje met wielen voor onder de auto, ijskrap, kruippakje

Français (French)
n. - liane, plante grimpante, plante rampante, (US, Tech) chariot

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kriechpflanze, Kletterpflanze, Baumläufer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναρριχητής, αναρριχητικό φυτό, (πληθ.) λαστιχένια ή πάνινα παπούτσια

Italiano (Italian)
rampicante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rastejador (m)

Русский (Russian)
вьющееся растение, (множ.) шлепанцы

Español (Spanish)
n. - enredadera, planta trepadora

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - krypväxt, trädkrypare (zool.), dragg (sjö.), liten plattform på hjul

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爬行者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爬行者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기는 것, 내리닫이, 아이젠

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - はうもの, つる植物, はいはい着

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نبات متسلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צמח מטפס, זוחל, נעלי-גומי, ציפור מטפסת (על עצים), חליפת-תינוק‬

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