Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
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.
a feeling of fear and revulsion;
- Example: "he gives me the creeps"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
creeps
n 1: 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: a feeling of fear and revulsion; "he gives me the creeps"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
39 Moby Thesaurus words for "creeps":
ache, aching, agitation, chilblains, chill, chilliness, chilling,
chills of fear, cold creeps, cold shivers, cold sweat, cryopathy,
disquiet, disquietude, dithers, duck bumps, fear and trembling,
formication, frostbite, goose bumps, goose pimples, gooseflesh,
heartquake, horripilation, inquietude, jimjams, kibe, nervousness,
palpitation, perturbation, quaking, quiver of terror, shivering,
shivers, sweat, thrill of fear, trepidation, trepidity,
uneasiness