creeper

Plural: creepers

Noun

• One that moves slowly or subtly, often along a surface.
• any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
• a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
• any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
• A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.
• Any creeping animal (such as a serpent), reptile.
• A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.
• A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.
• A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.
• A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.
• A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
• An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.
• 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.
• Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.
• A treecreeper.
• Strophitus undulatus, a freshwater mussel of the eastern United States.
• A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.
• The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks: one with so low a gear ratio that the vehicle creeps along at the speed of a human's slow walk.
• A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on one's back and gain better access to the roof of a space with very low height (such as the underbody of a vehicle), or a low stool similarly wheeled.
• A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.
• A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.
• A ball that travels low, near ground level.

Examples

• Don't go to a nightclub to find a boyfriend. They're all creepers there.
• If my phone rings while I'm on a creeper underneath the car with oil on my hands, well, the caller will just have to leave a voicemail.
• Placing CREEPER on a double-word score seemed to sneak past my opponent unnoticed.
• Throwing it in creeper and then getting out to work alongside is strictly forbidden because it is too dangerous if anything goes wrong.

Synonyms

crawler, tree creeper, babygro, climber, cradle, creep#Noun, creepazoid#Noun, creeper gear, creeper shift, creepers, creepoid#Noun, diaper shirt, infant bodysuit, onesie, snapsuit