creep
Definitions
Noun
- Someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric
- A slow longitudinal movement or deformation
- A pen that is fenced so that young animals can enter but adults cannot
- A slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
Verb
- Move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
- To go stealthily or furtively
- Grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface)
- Show submission or fear
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| 1 | creep | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | creeping | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | creeps | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | creepy | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | creepiness | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 8
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 6
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