creeper

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.

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.

The word creeper or creepers can refer to:

• Various vines, particularly to species in the genus Parthenocissus
• A tool used by Auto mechanics, a low-profile, wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle
• Some birds of the families Certhiidae treecreepers, the Climacteridae Australasian Treecreepers, the Rhabdornithidae Philippine creepers, as well as the Brown Creeper (New Zealand)
• 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
• A type of shoe known as Brothel creeper
• Virginia Creeper (railroad), a mountain railroad
• the Creeper virus, an early self-replicating computer program
• Slang for a very creepy person.
• A burglar that breaks into homes for the sole purpose of obtaining car keys

In entertainment:

• Creepers, an alternative name for the Dario Argento 1985 horror film Phenomena (film)
• "The Creeper", a song by We Are Scientists from their 2002 album Safety, Fun, and Learning (In That Order)
• "The Creeper", a character in several horror movies played by Rondo Hatton

In fiction:

• Creeper (band), the fictional hard rock band from a 2001 Canadian movie FUBAR: The Movie
• Creepers, mechanical monsters in the Shannara fantasy novels
• The Creeper (comics), a fictional DC Comics character
• The Creeper (Jeepers Creepers), a creature in the 2001 horror film, Jeepers Creepers
• Creepers, antagonists in the French television show Code:LYOKO
• A Scooby Doo villian.
• The Creeper (video game character), a spirit character in the video game The Suffering: Ties That Bind

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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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