English-Thai Dictionary

creeper

N สิ่ง ที่ เลื้อย หรือ คลาน  sing-ti-lueai-rue-klan

 

creeper

N ไม้เลื้อย  mai-lueai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CREEPER

n. 1. One who creeps; that which creeps; a reptile; also, a creeping plant, which moves along the surface of the earth or attaches itself to some other body, as ivy.
2. An iron used to slide along the grate in kitchens.
3. A kind of pattern or clog worn by women.
4. Creeper or creepers, an instrument of iron with hooks or claws, for drawing up things from the bottom of a well, river or harbor.
5. A genus of birds, the Certhia, or ox-eye, of many species. These birds run along the body or branch of a tree, and when they observe a person near, they run to the side opposite, so as to keep out of sight.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CREEPER

CREEPER Creep "er (krp "r ), 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. )

 

Defn: A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to the ground, or to trees, etc. ; as, the Virginia creeper (Ampelopsis quinquefolia ).

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. 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. pl.

 

Defn: 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. pl.

 

Defn: 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. pl. (Arch. )

 

Defn: Crockets. See Crocket.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

creeper

creep er |ˈkrēpər ˈkripər | ▶noun 1 Botany any plant that grows along the ground, around another plant, or up a wall by means of extending stems or branches. 2 any of a number of small birds that creep around in trees, vegetation, etc. [● ( brown creeper ) the American treecreeper (Certhia americana, family Certhiidae ). ● ( brown creeper ) NZ a New Zealand songbird (Mohoua (or Finschia ) novaeseelandiae, family Pachycephalidae or Acanthizidae ). ● a Philippine songbird (family Rhabdornithidae and genus Rhabdornis: two species ). ● a Hawaiian honeycreeper (genus Paroreomyza, family Drepanididae: three species ).] 3 a low, wheeled platform on which a mechanic lies while working on the underside of a motor vehicle.

 

Oxford Dictionary

creeper

creep ¦er |ˈkriːpə | ▶noun 1 Botany any plant that grows along the ground, around another plant, or up a wall by means of extending stems or branches. 2 [ with modifier ] any of a number of small birds that creep around in trees or vegetation: ● ( brown creeper ) N. Amer. the American treecreeper (Certhia americana, family Certhiidae ). ● ( brown creeper ) NZ a New Zealand songbird (Mohoua (or Finschia ) novaeseelandiae, family Pachycephalidae or Acanthizidae ). ● a Philippine songbird (family Rhabdornithidae and genus Rhabdornis: two species ). ● a Hawaiian honeycreeper (genus Paroreomyza, family Drepanididae: three species ). 3 informal (creepers ) short for brothel creepers.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

creeper

creeper noun See vine.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

creeper

creeper noun the tree trunks were covered with creepers and fungi: climbing plant, trailing plant; vine, trailer, climber, rambler.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

creeper

cr é ep er 名詞 1 C つる植物 〘ツタ ブドウなど 〙.2 C はう人 ; はうもの ; 木によじのぼる鳥 .3 C アイゼン, すべり止め .4 〖～s 〗ゴム底の靴 .5 U 〘海 〙深海 鉤 （こう ）.