creeper vs cutting

creeper

noun
  • 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. 

  • A one-piece garment for infants designed to facilitate access to the wearer's diaper. 

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

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

  • The lowest gear of a tractor or truck. 

  • A small low iron, or dog, between the andirons. 

  • A person who creeps people out; a creepy person. 

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

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

  • A person or a thing that crawls or creeps. 

  • A low-profile wheeled platform whereupon an auto mechanic may lie on their back and gain better access to the underbody of a vehicle. 

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

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

  • A ball that travels low, near ground level. 

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

  • A treecreeper. 

cutting

noun
  • The process of bringing metals to a desired shape by chipping away the unwanted material. 

  • A section removed from a larger whole. 

  • The editing of film or other recordings. 

  • An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance. 

  • A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant. 

  • The action of the verb to cut. 

  • The act of cutting one's own skin as a symptom of a mental disorder; self-harm. 

  • A newspaper clipping. 

  • An open passage at a level lower than the surrounding terrain, dug for a canal, railway, or road to go through. 

adj
  • Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful. 

  • Of a beverage: half-sized. 

  • Piercing, sharp. 

  • That is used for cutting. 

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