creeps

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a disease of cattle and sheep attributed to a dietary deficiency; characterized by anemia and softening of the bones and a slow stiff gait
  2. noun a feeling of fear and revulsion
  3. noun someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
animal disease

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