creeps

Speech parts

1. creeps - Noun

2. creeps - Verb

Meaning

a feeling of fear and revulsion

a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

heebie-jeebies willies fear anxiety alarm worry agitation crawl perturbation sneak consternation apprehension chill dread fright
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Antonyms

confidence determination courage flies assurance bravery
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Hypernyms

fear fright fearfulness animal disease

Phrases with the word

cold creeps gave one the creeps creeps along creeps me creeps up it creeps

Anagrams

preces respec crepes

Examples

Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat. Elizabeth Bowen

A satirist is a man whose flesh creeps so at the ugly and the savage and the incongruous aspects of society that he has to express them as brutally and nakedly as possible in order to get relief. John Dos Passos

My favorite thing about the Internet is that you get to go into the private world of real creeps without having to smell them. Penn Jillette

The blood creeps where it can't go. Dutch Proverb

When the dew-laden breeze of the uplands creeps swiftly down, it brings with it the fragrance of the gardenia. Tahitian Proverb

Truth creeps not into corners. German Proverb

Close letter words and terms

creepmouse creepo creepoid creeps along creeps me creeps up