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CREEPY-CRAWLY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("creepy-crawly" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin

Example:

I had a creepy-crawly feeling

Synonyms:

creepy; creepy-crawly

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)

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