advance+stealthily
61creep — v 1. crawl, crawl on all fours; squirm, wriggle, wiggle, writhe; worm, inch along, go at a snail s pace, advance slowly, drag oneself along, pull oneself along; trail, lag behind, follow behind. 2. skulk, slink, move stealthily, steal; sneak up… …
62creep — [[t]krip[/t]] v. crept or, sometimes, creeped; creep•ing, n. 1) to move slowly with the body close to the ground, on hands and knees, or the like 2) to approach slowly and stealthily (often fol. by up) 3) to advance slowly and often with… …
63encroach — en•croach [[t]ɛnˈkroʊtʃ[/t]] v. i. 1) to advance beyond established or proper limits; make gradual inroads 2) to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, esp. gradually or stealthily • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME < AF encrocher,… …
64worm — [[t]wɜrm[/t]] n. 1) zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the roundworms, platyhelminths, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, horsehair worms, and annelids 2) zool. (loosely) any of… …
65encroach — /ɛnˈkroʊtʃ / (say en krohch), /ən / (say uhn ) verb (i) 1. to advance beyond proper limits; make gradual inroads. 2. to illegally extend one s boundaries, buildings or natural features on to the land of another, especially stealthily or by… …
66worm — /wɜm / (say werm) noun 1. Zoology any of the long, slender, soft bodied bilateral invertebrates including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, and annelids. 2. (in popular language) any of numerous small creeping animals with… …
67slip away — verb 1. leave furtively and stealthily (Freq. 1) The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard • Syn: ↑steal away, ↑sneak away, ↑sneak off, ↑sneak out • Hypernyms: ↑ …
