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I always look up to girls like Beyonce or Anna Kournikova. Girls who do something well but also look good. I think every girl loves to feel sexy and, sure, there's some creeps out there, but I'm putting myself out there. I guess I'm just working with what I have.
Alana Blanchard

Meaning of "creeps" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CREEPS

creeps  [kriːps] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CREEPS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Creeps is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CREEPS


Cleethorpes
ˈkliːθɔːps
corpse
kɔːps
incorpse
ɪnˈkɔːps
Jeeps
dʒiːps
keeps
kiːps
paratroops
ˈpærəˌtruːps
peeps
piːps
Pepys
piːps
SERPS
sɜːps
stirps
stɜːps
troops
truːps
turps
tɜːps

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CREEPS

creeper
creepie
creepier
creepiest
creepily
creepiness
creeping
creeping bent grass
creeping Charlie
creeping Jennie
creeping Jesus
creeping myrtle
creeping paralysis
creeping phlox
creeping thistle
creepingly
creepmouse
creepy
creepy-crawlies
creepy-crawly

WORDS THAT END LIKE CREEPS

anableps
auceps
biceps
creps
de Lesseps
editio princeps
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facile princeps
fairy footsteps
forceps
Lesseps
quadriceps
sea steps
seps
stairsteps
steps
take steps
the creeps
to play for keeps
triceps

Synonyms and antonyms of creeps in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CREEPS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «creeps» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of creeps

Translation of «creeps» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CREEPS

Find out the translation of creeps to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of creeps from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «creeps» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小兵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

creeps
570 millions of speakers

English

creeps
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ढोंगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تزحف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ползает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

arrepios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শরীর শির্শির করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chair de poule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merangkak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gänsehaut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゾッと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

섬뜩한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Creeps
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

creep
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறுமினான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ढोंगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürüngenler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brividi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skrada
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

повзає
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiori
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σέρνεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kårar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kryper
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of creeps

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CREEPS»

The term «creeps» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.104 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CREEPS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about creeps

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10 QUOTES WITH «CREEPS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word creeps.
1
Richie Benaud
'Mullygrubber' is an Australian term which means something that creeps along the ground; it's like a little grub.
2
Alana Blanchard
I always look up to girls like Beyonce or Anna Kournikova. Girls who do something well but also look good. I think every girl loves to feel sexy and, sure, there's some creeps out there, but I'm putting myself out there. I guess I'm just working with what I have.
3
Elizabeth Bowen
Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.
4
Lord Byron
Self-love for ever creeps out, like a snake, to sting anything which happens to stumble upon it.
5
Louise Erdrich
Love won't be tampered with, love won't go away. Push it to one side and it creeps to the other.
6
Jasper Fforde
There is a certain degree of 'steampunkishness' that creeps into my books.
7
Karen Gillan
I have no sense of being famous - you're just working. And then you'll have a random day in London when you'll do some press and it creeps into your awareness that this goes out - that what you do every day goes out to televisions right across the country.
8
Colleen Haskell
It's weird when people come up to me and know stuff about my life. That sort of creeps me out.
9
Steve Kazee
When you start hiding things away, that's when the darkness creeps up. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
10
Diana Krall
So much of what we do as artists is a combination of personal experience and imagination, and how that all creeps into your work is not so linear.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CREEPS»

Discover the use of creeps in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to creeps and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Creeps: A Samuel Johnson Tale
The latest installment of John Connolly’s wholly original and creepily imaginative Samuel Johnson Tales, The Creeps is humorous horror for anyone who enjoys fiction at its best.
John Connolly, 2013
2
She Creeps
Naomi Gaffney was only eight-years-old the day they found her momma's body.
Alex Hairston, 2011
3
Everything that Creeps
The first book to collect the work of the LA underground art world's favourite wunderkind, Elizabeth McGrath. 112 pages of full colour photos and detail shots reveal the exquisite complexity of her sweetly twisted creatures.
Elizabeth McGrath, 2005
4
Goosebumps #50: Calling All Creeps!
In an attempt to get back at the bossy editor-in-chief of the school paper, Ricky Beamer plays a prank that backfires and results in his getting phone calls from local bullies who are really lizards in disguise.
R. L. Stine, 2007
5
Creeps
Jeff and Gwen befriend an unpopular, unusual, new student until Jeff suspects her of being an alien from outer space.
Tim Schoch, 1985
6
It Creeps!: Book 1
Malcolm and his best friend Dandy arenÍt like other 10-year-old boys.
Dotti Enderle, 2010
7
Ghost Detectors Book 1: It Creeps!
Malcolm and his best friend Dandy aren't like other 10-year-old boys.
Dottie Enderle, 2010
8
Your Neighborhood Gives Me the Creeps: True Tales of an ...
These ghost stories will make you want to investigate that cemetery down the road to see if it's haunted--or just dark and creepy.
Adam Selzer, 2012
9
The Orange Eats Creeps: A Novel
A band of hobo vampire junkies roam the Pacific Northwest of the 1990s as a girl with drug-induced ESP searches for her missing foster sister.
Grace Krilanovich, 2010
10
King of the Creeps
When a nerdy, unpopular high school senior notices his resemblance to Bob Dylan, he leaves home for Greenwich Village, in 1963, to become a folk singer.
Steven Banks, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CREEPS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term creeps is used in the context of the following news items.
1
County unemployment creeps upwards
Just as temperatures are rising across the county, unemployment rates are increasing slightly across the area. Cherokee County's ... «The Cherokeean Herald, Jul 15»
2
Centre creeps closer to $30000
AN online crowdfunding campaign set up in support of the Discovery Science and Technology Centre has raised just over $7000. The account ... «Bendigo Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
Recovery creeps in! Rupee trades near day's high
Recovery creeps in! Rupee trades near day's high. India Infoline News Service | Mumbai | July 08, 2015 10:53 IST ... «Indiainfoline, Jul 15»
4
Heavy Smoke From Wildfires Creeps Into the Okanagan
Although the Huckleberry fire burning in Joe Rich is now under control and 100 per cent contained, the Central Okanagan Valley is left under a ... «KelownaNow, Jul 15»
5
Crude Creeps Higher After Downturn -- Update
Crude oil prices rose in European trade on Tuesday, clawing back some ground after steep overnight declines, but the persistent glut in global ... «Capital.gr, Jul 15»
6
Egg producers buckle down as avian flu creeps toward Pa.
Egg producers buckle down as avian flu creeps toward Pa. Share0 Tweet0 Reddit0 Email0. 0 comments. Reprints & Permissions ». Chickens ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
7
War creeps closer to Syria tourist town
Civil war has ravaged Syria for the past four years and aid agencies say more than 200,000 men, woman and children have been killed. «3News NZ, Jul 15»
8
Lac La Ronge communities evacuate as fire creeps closer
Lac La Ronge communities evacuate as fire creeps closer. More than 7,900 residents asked to evacuate as fire moves to within 8 kilometres. «News Talk 650 CKOM, Jul 15»
9
General evacuation issued for Lac La Ronge communities
More than 7,900 people in the Lac La Ronge and Hall Lake areas have been asked to evacuate as fire creeps closer to the communities. «News Talk 650 CKOM, Jul 15»
10
Times Square's costumed creeps are ruining your beach days now
Times Square's costumed menaces have taken their pesky show on the road — to Coney Island. The panhandlers, griping that they are being ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

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