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creps

creps noun: crepitations. Also the plural of crep.

Noun

creps pl (plural only)

  1. (colloquial, plural, plural-only) Crepitations.
    • bibasal creps

Proper noun capitalized: Creps

Creps (plural Crepses)

  1. A surname from German.

Also used as

creps is also the plural of crep.

Forms of creps

pluralCrepses

Origin of creps

Clipping of crepitations.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Americanized spelling of German Krebs.

Questions about creps

What does creps mean?
Creps means crepitations.
What part of speech is creps?
Creps can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near creps in the dictionary

  1. creplich
  2. crepoline
  3. crepolines
  4. crepon
  5. crepons
  6. creps
  7. Crepses
  8. crept
  9. crept in
  10. crept out
  11. crept up

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