Creeper
noun
A plant that grows along the ground, or up walls or trees.
The garden wall is completely covered by a creeping ivy.
Often appears as...
- creeper plants
- creeper vines
noun
A type of insect or small animal that moves slowly along surfaces.
Many people get afraid of small creepers like spiders and bugs.
Often appears as...
- creepers and crawlers
- creepy crawlers
noun
A person who follows or observes others in a obsessive or creepy way.
That guy keeps texting me all the time, he's such a creeper!
Often appears as...
- he's a creeper
- creepers on social media
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of explosive device in the game Minecraft that approaches players and explodes.
Be careful playing Minecraft at night, a creeper might sneak up on you.
Often appears as...
- creeper explosion
- creeper damage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device, typically on wheels, used for lying on when working under a car.
He slid under the car on his creeper to check the exhaust system.
Often appears as...
- garage creeper
- automotive creeper
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A plant that grows along the ground, or up walls or trees.
The garden wall is completely covered by a creeping ivy.
Often appears as...
- creeper plants
- creeper vines
noun
A type of insect or small animal that moves slowly along surfaces.
Many people get afraid of small creepers like spiders and bugs.
Often appears as...
- creepers and crawlers
- creepy crawlers
noun
A person who follows or observes others in a obsessive or creepy way.
That guy keeps texting me all the time, he's such a creeper!
Often appears as...
- he's a creeper
- creepers on social media
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A type of explosive device in the game Minecraft that approaches players and explodes.
Be careful playing Minecraft at night, a creeper might sneak up on you.
Often appears as...
- creeper explosion
- creeper damage
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device, typically on wheels, used for lying on when working under a car.
He slid under the car on his creeper to check the exhaust system.
Often appears as...
- garage creeper
- automotive creeper
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Growth Direction
The term highlights the direction of a plant's growth, either along flat surfaces or vertically.
The creeper spread beautifully across the garden fence.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Coverage
Creeper plants are often used to cover walls and trees, giving a lush, green appearance.
They planted creepers to conceal the old brick wall.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Identification
Creepers are usually identifiable by their long, thin stems that 'creep' over other surfaces.
You can recognize the creeper by its vines tangling with the trellis.
Pro Tip 1/3Growth Direction
The term highlights the direction of a plant's growth, either along flat surfaces or vertically.
The creeper spread beautifully across the garden fence.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Coverage
Creeper plants are often used to cover walls and trees, giving a lush, green appearance.
They planted creepers to conceal the old brick wall.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Identification
Creepers are usually identifiable by their long, thin stems that 'creep' over other surfaces.
You can recognize the creeper by its vines tangling with the trellis.
Pro Tip 1/3Growth Direction
The term highlights the direction of a plant's growth, either along flat surfaces or vertically.
The creeper spread beautifully across the garden fence.
Pro Tip 2/3Natural Coverage
Creeper plants are often used to cover walls and trees, giving a lush, green appearance.
They planted creepers to conceal the old brick wall.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Identification
Creepers are usually identifiable by their long, thin stems that 'creep' over other surfaces.
You can recognize the creeper by its vines tangling with the trellis.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
little creeper and it's really different leaves from the rest of the tree now that is a rhesus fine one of the Bushman's grapes I can just tell that by the shape of the leaves now some of the resistors fines can be very important if you ever stuck
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Cities That Are Saving...
are now full of life creepers have been planted to grow over the outermost branches this is a new urban world that we have
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How electromagnetic...
and creepers
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
little creeper and it's really different leaves from the rest of the tree now that is a rhesus fine one of the Bushman's grapes I can just tell that by the shape of the leaves now some of the resistors fines can be very important if you ever stuck
Video examples
Cities That Are Saving...
are now full of life creepers have been planted to grow over the outermost branches this is a new urban world that we have
Video examples
How electromagnetic...
and creepers
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Luke Harding
British Journalist
By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.
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Ed Stoppard
English Actor
I love going to the Via Giulia, a beautiful old cobbled street, which has a bridge at one end behind the Palazzo Farnese. It has long creepers hanging from it, and is the most evocative, beautiful place to stand and enjoy the city.
Quote examples
Anthony Trollope
English Author
When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper.
Quote examples
Luke Harding
British Journalist
By August 2008, we had left Voikovskaya and moved into a wooden dacha in the artists' colony of Sokol in north-west Moscow. The house was a haven amid the madness of the city: lily of the valley grew near our front gate, Virginia creeper decked the green picket fence.
Quote examples
Ed Stoppard
English Actor
I love going to the Via Giulia, a beautiful old cobbled street, which has a bridge at one end behind the Palazzo Farnese. It has long creepers hanging from it, and is the most evocative, beautiful place to stand and enjoy the city.
Quote examples
Anthony Trollope
English Author
When the ivy has found its tower, when the delicate creeper has found its strong wall, we know how the parasite plants grow and prosper.
Example 1 of 3
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