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Meanings of creeper in английском

A person who crawls or creeps along the ground.

Any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet.

Синонимы
Examples for "tree creeper"
Examples for "tree creeper"
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When she awoke at daybreak to the tittering of tree creepers, Dimitri, both horses, and the rings on her fingers were gone.
Hemlock Grove
Usage of creeper in английском
1
Virginia creeper festooned the hanging lamp; Virginia creeper crept over the cloth.
The Dangerous Age: Letters and Fragments from a Woman's Diary
2
The creeper distinctly lent enchantment to the view: the coachman did not.
The Argosy, Vol. 51, No. 5, May, 1891
3
The rain dripped again steadily, splashing the creeper that framed the casement.
The Shadow of the East
4
Across the lawn a Virginia creeper draped the house with vivid tints.
Ranching for Sylvia
5
The Mayflower is a lovely wax-like ground creeper with an exquisite perfume.
Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books
6
Nothing but keep an eye out for any creeper along the sides.
Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay; Or, The Disappearing Fleet
7
Wait, it wasn't a creeper at all, it just looked like one.
Ilse Witch
8
A creeper winds round a tree and goes about all its sides.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
9
In consequence of Bharat's curse she is instantly metamorphosed into a creeper.
Tales from the Hindu Dramatists
10
She fell back onto the sidewalk with the creeper still holding tight.
Creepers
11
He weighed thirty or forty pounds more than a first-class creeper should.
Uneasy Money
12
A hardy, evergreen creeper, its creeping stems running immediately under the surface.
Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers / Describing the Most...
13
The creeper now rocked back on its heels and stared at Louise.
Creepers
14
Every leaf and creeper seemed bloated, ready to burst at a touch.
To the blight: the eye of the world
15
The creeper sat on its haunches at the edge of the platform.
Creepers
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The creeper was rocked backwards on its spindly legs and then toppled.
Ilse Witch
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Creeper through the time
Creeper across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common