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• Sleeper — Sleep er, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as adj., slippery, smooth. See {Slape}.] Something lying in a reclining posture or position. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sleeper — [slē′pər] n. [ME slepere < OE slæpere] 1. a person or animal that sleeps, esp. as specified [a sound sleeper] 2. a timber or beam laid horizontally, as on the ground, to support something above it 3. Chiefly Brit. a tie supporting a railroad… …   English World dictionary

• sleeper — ► NOUN 1) a sleeping car or a train carrying sleeping cars. 2) a film, book, play, etc. that suddenly achieves success after initially attracting little attention. 3) Brit. a ring or bar worn in a pierced ear to keep the hole from closing. 4)… …   English terms dictionary

• Sleeper ship — A sleeper ship is a hypothetical type of manned spaceship in which most or all of the crew spends the journey in some form of hibernation or suspended animation. As there is currently no known technology that allows for long term suspended… …   Wikipedia

• Sleeper effect — The sleeper effect is a psychological phenomenon whereby a highly persuasive message, paired with a discounting cue, causes an individual to be more persuaded by the message (rather than less persuaded) over time.When people are normally exposed… …   Wikipedia

• Support — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Support >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 support support ground foundation base basis Sgm: N 1 terra firma terra firma Sgm: N 1 bearing bearing fulcrum bait =>(U.S.) caudex …   English dictionary for students

• sleeper — [[t]sli͟ːpə(r)[/t]] sleepers 1) N COUNT: adj N You can use sleeper to indicate how well someone sleeps. For example, if someone is a light sleeper, they are easily woken up. I m a very light sleeper and I can hardly get any sleep at all... Poor… …   English dictionary

• Sleeper (Wild Cards) — Croyd Crenson Wild Cards character The Sleeper on the cover of Down and Dirty. First appearance Wild Cards (1987) …   Wikipedia

• sleeper — UK [ˈsliːpə(r)] / US [ˈslɪpər] noun [countable] Word forms sleeper : singular sleeper plural sleepers 1) someone who is sleeping 2) a train with beds for passengers to sleep in a) a railway carriage that has beds in it for passengers to sleep in… …   English dictionary

• sleeper — sleep|er [ slipər ] noun count ▸ 1 someone sleeping ▸ 2 train with beds ▸ 3 popular movie/book ▸ 4 part of railroad track ▸ 5 ring worn in ear 1. ) someone who is sleeping a ) heavy sleeper someone who does not wake easily when they are sleeping… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sleeper — /slee peuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that sleeps. 2. a heavy horizontal timber for distributing loads. 3. Building Trades. a. any long wooden, metal, or stone piece lying horizontally as a sill or footing. b. any of a number of wooden pieces,… …   Universalium