CRAWLER Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word crawler. (close relations)
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creeper | nounn | |||||||
noun • any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping • a person who crawls or creeps along the ground • any of various small insectivorous birds of the Northern Hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet | ||||||||
wiggler | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who can't stay still (especially a child) • larva of a mosquito • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||
creep | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
squirm | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of wiggling verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
wiggle | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of wiggling verb • move to and fro | ||||||||
wiggly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • curved or curving in and out • moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | ||||||||
worm | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
wormlike | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • totally submissive | ||||||||
wriggler | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who can't stay still (especially a child) • larva of a mosquito | ||||||||
wriggling | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | ||||||||
wriggly | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | ||||||||
writhen | verbv | |||||||
adjective satellite • twisted (especially as in pain or struggle) | ||||||||
writhing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion | ||||||||
dingus | nounn | |||||||
noun • A gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor. • A fool or incompetent person. • Penis | ||||||||
squiggler | nounn | |||||||
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angleworm | nounn | |||||||
noun • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||
earthworm | nounn | |||||||
noun • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||
fishworm | nounn | |||||||
noun • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||
lackey | nounn | |||||||
noun • a male servant (especially a footman) • a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | ||||||||
nightcrawler | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||