creeper

A person or a thing that crawls or creeps.

Any creeping animal (such as a serpent), reptile.

In plural, Often A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper.

A device which allows a small child to safely roam around a room from a seated or standing position.

A metal plate with spikes, designed to be worn with shoes to prevent slipping.

A spur-like device strapped to the boot to facilitate climbing.

In plural A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons.

An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dredging up items from a well or other water.

Any device for causing material to move steadily from one part of a machine to another, such as an apron in a carding machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.

Any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping, especially a climbing plant of the genus Parthenocissus.

A treecreeper.

Strophitus undulatus, a freshwater mussel of the eastern United States.

Nautical, Transport A small four-hooked grapnel used to recover objects dropped onto the sea bed.

The lowest gear of some tractors or trucks: one with so low a gear ratio that the vehicle creeps along at the speed of a human's slow walk.

A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon one may lie on one's back and gain better access to the roof of a space with very low height (such as the underbody of a vehicle), or a low stool similarly wheeled.

Derogatory, Slang A person who creeps people out; a creepy person.

A kind of shoe, usually with a suede upper and a thick crepe sole, associated with various 20th-century subcultures.

Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A ball that travels low, near ground level.