Creeper

Creep´er Pronunciation: krēp´ẽr

n.	1.	One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing. Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. - Burton.
	2.	(Bot.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia).
	3.	(Zool.) A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is Certhia familiaris, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits America; - called also tree creeper and creeptree. The American black and white creeper is Mniotilta varia.
	4.	A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe to prevent one from slipping.
	5.	A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables one to climb a tree or pole; - called often telegraph creepers.
	6.	A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.
	7.	An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and bringing up what may lie there.
	8.	Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.
	9.	(Arch.) Crockets. See Crocket.

Noun	1.	creeper - any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
	2.	creeper - a person who crawls or creeps along the ground Synonyms: crawler
	3.	creeper - any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees Synonyms: tree creeper