Associations to the word «Sleepers»

Wiktionary

SLEEPER, noun. Someone who sleeps.
SLEEPER, noun. That which lies dormant, as a law.
SLEEPER, noun. A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
SLEEPER, noun. A railroad sleeping car.
SLEEPER, noun. Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.
SLEEPER, noun. A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae.
SLEEPER, noun. A nurse shark.
SLEEPER, noun. A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.
SLEEPER, noun. (slang) An automobile which, not too quick out of the factory, has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.
SLEEPER, noun. (rail transport) (British) A railroad tie.
SLEEPER, noun. (carpentry) A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
SLEEPER, noun. (nautical) A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.
SLEEPER, noun. (nautical) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
SLEEPER AGENT, noun. A spy who is placed in a target country or organisation, not to undertake an immediate mission, but rather to act as a potential asset if activated.
SLEEPER AGENTS, noun. Plural of sleeper agent
SLEEPER BERTH, noun. A seat, on an aircraft etc, that can be reclined to form a bed
SLEEPER BERTH, noun. (US) A small compartment on a long-distance truck in which the driver can sleep when taking a break
SLEEPER CAB, noun. A truck or lorry cab with a bunk behind the seating area, in which the driver can sleep during rest breaks on long journeys away from home.
SLEEPER CABS, noun. Plural of sleeper cab
SLEEPER CELL, noun. A group of people (sleepers) who inconspicuously remain dormant in a community until activated, by a prearranged signal, to perform acts of espionage, sabotage, and/or terrorism.
SLEEPER CELLS, noun. Plural of sleeper cell
SLEEPER SHIP, noun. (science fiction) A spaceship, all or some of whose passengers are in suspended animation.
SLEEPER SHIPS, noun. Plural of sleeper ship

Dictionary definition

SLEEPER, noun. A rester who is sleeping.
SLEEPER, noun. A spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal.
SLEEPER, noun. An unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it".
SLEEPER, noun. One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper".
SLEEPER, noun. A passenger car that has berths for sleeping.
SLEEPER, noun. Pajamas with feet; worn by children.
SLEEPER, noun. A piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed.
SLEEPER, noun. Tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water.
SLEEPER, noun. An unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer".

Wise words

Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.
Napoleon Hill