Definitions for tree-creeper
tree-creeper
tree creeper
Spelling: [kree-per]
IPA: /ˈkri pər/
Tree-Creeper is a 12 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.
You can make 103 anagrams from letters in tree-creeper (-ceeeeeprrrt).
Definitions for tree-creeper
noun
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See under creeper (def 7).
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a person or thing that creeps.
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Botany. a plant that grows upon or just beneath the surface of the ground, or upon any other surface, sending out rootlets from the stem, as ivy and couch grass.
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Often, creepers. a one-piece garment for an infant, the lower portion resembling briefs and having snaps or buttons across the crotch for convenience in diapering.
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Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.
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Also called brothel creeper. Informal. a shoe with a thick, soft sole:
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Also called cradle. Automotive. a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.
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Ornithology. any of various birds that creep or climb about on trees, especially of the family Certhiidae, as Certhia americana (brown creeper or tree creeper) of the Northern Hemisphere.
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a domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect.
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a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc.
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Also, creep. Slang. a sneak thief.
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Slang. a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner.
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Slang. creep (def 18).
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Slang. a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker.
Origin of tree-creeper
First recorded in 1805-15
Examples for tree-creeper
Had some wonderful shots at a tree creeper in the hedge about a foot away from me.