brown creeper

noun

See under creeper(def 7).

Words nearby brown creeper

brown butter, brown canker, brown coal, brown coat, brown cow, brown creeper, brown deer, brown dwarf, brown earth, brown fat, brown goods

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creeper

[ kree-per ]

/ ˈkri pər /

noun

a person or thing that creeps.

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.

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.

Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc.

Also called brothel creeper. Informal. a shoe with a thick, soft sole:She wore a miniskirt and creepers.

Also called cradle. Automotive. a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like.

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.

a domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect.

a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc.

Also creep. Slang. a sneak thief.

Slang. a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner.

Slang. creep(def 18).

Slang. a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker.

Origin of creeper

before 1000; Middle English crepere, Old English crēopere. See creep, -er¹

British Dictionary definitions for brown creeper (1 of 2)

brown creeper

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a small bush bird, Finschia novaeseelandiae, of South Island, New Zealand Also called: bush canary

British Dictionary definitions for brown creeper (2 of 2)

creeper

/ (ˈkriːpə) /

noun

a person or animal that creeps

a plant, such as the ivy or periwinkle, that grows by creeping

Also called: tree creeper US and Canadian any small songbird of the family Certhiidae of the N hemisphere, having a brown-and-white plumage and slender downward-curving bill. They creep up trees to feed on insects

a hooked instrument for dragging deep water

Also called: cradle a flat board or framework mounted on casters, used to lie on when working under cars

Also called: daisy cutter cricket a bowled ball that keeps low or travels along the ground

either of a pair of low iron supports for logs in a hearth

informal a shoe with a soft sole

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