Word
Creeper
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
creep-er
Definition
- n. - One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.
- n. - A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the
ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis
quinquefolia).
- n. - A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens.
The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of
which (var. Americana) inhabits America; -- called also tree creeper
and creeptree. The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia.
- n. - 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.
- n. - A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one
to climb a tree or pole; -- called often telegraph creepers.
- n. - A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
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