wall creeper

wall creep·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl kree-per]
- /wɔl ˈkri pər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl kree-per]
- /wɔl ˈkri pər/

Definitions of wall creeper words

noun wall creeper a small, gray and crimson Old World bird, Tichodroma muraria, that inhabits cliffs in mountainous areas. 1
noun wall creeper a pink-and-grey woodpecker-like songbird, Tichodroma muraria, of Eurasian mountain regions: family Sittidae (nuthatches) 0

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Origin of wall creeper

First appearance:

before 1660

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1660-70

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Parts of speech for Wall creeper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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wall creeper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wall creeper usage trend in Literature

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