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creepers

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creep·er  (krpr)
n.
1. One that creeps.
2. Botany A plant that spreads by means of stems that creep.
3. See cradle.
4. A grappling device for dragging bodies of water, such as lakes or rivers.
5. A one-piece fitted garment for an infant.
6. creepers A metal frame with a spike or spikes, attached to a shoe or boot to prevent slipping, especially on ice.
Translations
creepers [ˈkriːpəz] npl (US) (for baby) → pelele msg
creepers [ˈkriːpəz] npl (US) (for baby) → barboteuse f
creepers [ˈkriːpəz] creep (US) npl → Schuhe mit weichen Sohlen
creepers [ˈkriːpəz] npl (US) (= rompers); tutina


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The summer-house was choked up by creeping plants; and the appearance of the creepers was followed by the appearance of the birds of night.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
The game trail down which he walked had become by ages of use a deep, narrow trench, its walls topped on either side by impenetrable thicket and dense-growing trees closely interwoven with thick-stemmed creepers and lesser vines inextricably matted into two solid ramparts of vegetation.
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
The walls leaned together abruptly and the canyon ended in a chaos of rocks, moss-covered and hidden by a green screen of vines and creepers and boughs of trees.
Moon-Face and Other Stories by London, Jack View in context
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