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CREEPY-CRAWLY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects)
Classified under:
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:
Similar:
alarming (frightening because of an awareness of danger)
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