creeper
/ˈkripər/
noun
- A plant that grows along the ground or climbs up walls, trees, or other surfaces.
- We planted a creeper along the fence to add some privacy.
- The garden was full of colorful creepers climbing the trellis.
- Ivy is a common creeper that covers old stone buildings.
- A person who behaves in a strange, unsettling, or overly friendly way that makes others uncomfortable.
- Don't be a creeper—give people their personal space.
- She felt like a creeper following the celebrity around the store.
- That guy at the party was a total creeper; he wouldn't stop staring.
- A small bird that climbs up tree trunks, such as a treecreeper or brown creeper.
- A brown creeper was inching up the oak tree looking for insects.
- We spotted a creeper with its curved beak probing the bark.
- Creepers are often hard to see because their feathers blend in with tree trunks.