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Word entry · 7 letters

creeper

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"Climbing plant"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹipɚ/Part of speech nounSorted ceeeprrStarts with CEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Climbing plant"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (CREEPER).

Definitions

  1. A climbing plant or a small bird that climbs tree trunks.

Word origin

From Middle English crepere, from Old English crēopere, equivalent to creep + -er. Slang usage derived from phrase give the creeps or creep out (distinct from merely one who creeps).

Used in a sentence

  • Standing Waters[…] are most unwholesome, putrified, and full of mites, creepers, slimy, muddy, uncleane, corrupt, impure, by reason of the Suns heat, and still standing;
  • With his presence marked by shots of children’s toys overlaid with ominous music, Z is more of a creeper than a reaper—until a shocking, sudden moment midway through the film.
  • Then the piglet tore loose from the creepers and scurried into the undergrowth.

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