Look up: sleeper

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   Sleeper
   Lowest horizontal timber (or low wall).
   Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.
   
   
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   Sleeper
   Sleeper is a comedy starring Woody Allen in a story of a jazz musician who awakes from a minor operation to find he has been frozen in suspended animation for 200 years. It was directed by Woody Allen in 1973.
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   sleeper
   A slow-selling product that is packed by a manufacturer with a higher volume item. Also known as a slow mover.
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   sleeper
   [n] - a spy or saboteur planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal 2. [n] - an unexpected achiever of success 3. [n] - a rester who is sleeping 4. [n] - a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed 5. [n] - tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water 6. [n] - an unexpected hit
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   sleeper
   a timber laid horizontally on the ground to support other members or construction,e.g.a sill distributing the load from posts or framing Category: Various industries and crafts • a wooden beam laid horizontally as a support,especially for railway track Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • a sleeping garment esp. for children Category:...
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   Sleeper
   Usually, a wood member embedded in concrete, as in a floor, that serves to support and to fasten subfloor or flooring.
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   Sleeper
   Sleep'er noun 1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person. 2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [ Obsolete] Bacon. 3. A sleeping car. [ Colloq. U.S.] 4. (Zoology) An animal that hibernates, as the bear. 5. (Zoology) (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ( Eleotris dormatrix ). (b) A nurse sha ...
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   Sleeper
   Sleep'er noun [ Confer Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as adj., slippery, smooth. See Slape .] Something lying in a reclining posture or position. Specifically: -- (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece. (b)< ...
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   sleeper
   1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person. ... 2. That which lies dormant, as a law. ... 3. A sleeping car. ... 4. <zoology> An animal that hibernates, as the bear. ... 5. <zoology> A large fresh water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix). A nurse shark. See Nurse. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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    sleeper
    sleeper goby noun tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
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    sleeper
    noun an unexpected hit; `that movie was the sleeper of the summer`
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    sleeper
    slumberer noun a rester who is sleeping
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    Sleeper
    A `sleeper` is a person who is sleeping. `Sleeper` or `sleepers` may also refer to:
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    Sleeper
    • (n.) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix). • (n.) A nurse shark. See under Nurse. • (n.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear. • (n.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks. • (n.) A sleeping car. • (n.) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the floor...
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    sleeper
    any of the marine and freshwater fishes of the family Eleotridae of the suborder Gobioidei (order Perciformes). Sleepers, found in warm and tropical ...
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    Sleeper
    Stock in which there is little investor interest but that has significant potential to gain in price once its attractions are recognized. Antithesis of high flyer.
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    Sleeper
    Referring to general equities, a stock that receives little attention from investors but has a large potential for gain once it does get noticed; the opposite of a high flyer. Discover What It’s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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    Sleeper
    - Usually, a wood member embedded in concrete, as in a floor, that serves to support and to fasten the subfloor or flooring.
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    sleeper
    an attacking player who slips into the center or neutral zone behind the attacking defensemen; same as a floater or a hanger.
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    Sleeper
    See Dummy name.
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    Sleeper
    A film that is distributed and exhibited with little fanfare, hype or publication yet appeals to the public and may become a financial success though the success was not expected. `Marty` (1955) and `House Party` (1990) are examples of sleepers
    Found on http://www.allmovie.com/glossary/term/sl