ALL meanings of tree creeper
tree creep·er
T t - noun tree creeper a person or thing that creeps. 1
- noun tree creeper 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. 1
- noun tree creeper 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. 1
- noun tree creeper Chiefly Northeastern U.S. a spiked iron plate worn on the shoe to prevent slipping on ice, rock, etc. 1
- noun tree creeper Also called brothel creeper. Informal. a shoe with a thick, soft sole: She wore a miniskirt and creepers. 1
- noun tree creeper Also called cradle. Automotive. a flat framework on casters, on which a mechanic lies while working under an automobile or the like. 1
- noun tree creeper 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. 1
- noun tree creeper a domestic fowl having malformed, short legs, due to a genetic defect. 1
- noun tree creeper a grappling device for dragging a river, lake, etc. 1
- noun tree creeper Also, creep. Slang. a sneak thief. 1
- noun tree creeper Slang. a person who makes persistent sexual advances toward someone, or who cheats on a sexual partner. 1
- noun tree creeper Slang. creep (def 18). 1
- noun tree creeper Slang. a person who follows someone persistently or stealthily; a stalker. 1
- noun tree creeper 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 0