Mattresses were either spring or made of old straw, and sometimes contained little creepy-crawlies.
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Creepy-crawly
Synonyms for "creepy-crawly" (2 found)
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Closest matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
15 translations across 9 languages.
Basque
1 entries- zomorro noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Catalan
1 entries- cuca noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Finnish
2 entries- mönkiäinen noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
- ötökkä noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Galician
3 entries- besbello noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
- bicho noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
- bichoco noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
German
2 entries- Krabbeltier noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
- Krabbelviech noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Greek
2 entries- μαμούδι noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
- μαμούνι noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Macedonian
1 entries- бу́бачка noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Spanish
2 entries- animalejo noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
- bicho noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Welsh
1 entries- trychfil noun (small crawling animal such as a spider, insect or worm)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Many experts believe there is a clear environmental benefit to humans eating creepy-crawlies.
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[…] and slimy, creepy-crawly dungeons with chains for your hands and feet; […]
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Still he paid no heed; and I don't mind saying to you men that, for half a second, I felt creepy-crawly and goose-flesh down the back.
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