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sleeper
(mass) | sleeper
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sleeper
(encz) | sleeper,lůžko n: v lůžkovém voze Petr Prášek |
sleeper
(encz) | sleeper,lůžkový vůz n: |
sleeper
(encz) | sleeper,pražec n: [žel.] Zdeněk Brož |
sleeper
(encz) | sleeper,spáč n: |
sleeper
(encz) | sleeper,věc, která se stala úspěšná až po čase n: This movie is a
sleeper. Petr Prášek |
Sleeper
(gcide) | 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:
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(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.
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(b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid
directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
ground story. [U.S.]
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(c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to
the after timbers on the ship's quarter.
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(d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
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Sleeper
(gcide) | Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.
1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
person.
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2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
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4. (Zool.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
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5. (Zool.)
(a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ({Eleotris
dormatrix}).
(b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.
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sleeper
(gcide) | Tetard \Te*tard"\, n. (Zool.)
A gobioid fish (Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern United
States; -- called also sleeper.
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sleeper
(wn) | sleeper
n 1: a rester who is sleeping [syn: sleeper, slumberer]
2: 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
3: an unexpected achiever of success; "the winner was a true
sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
4: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway
track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" [syn:
tie, railroad tie, crosstie, sleeper]
5: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping [syn: {sleeping
car}, sleeper, wagon-lit]
6: pajamas with feet; worn by children
7: a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
8: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the
bottom in shallow water [syn: sleeper, sleeper goby]
9: an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" |
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sleeper cell
(encz) | sleeper cell, n: |
sleeper goby
(encz) | sleeper goby, n: |
sleeper nest
(encz) | sleeper nest, n: |
sleeper with couchettes
(encz) | sleeper with couchettes,lehátkový vůz n: |
sleepers
(encz) | sleepers,spáči n: pl. web |
Light sleeper
(gcide) | Light \Light\, a. [Compar. Lighter (l[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.
Lightest.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[imac]ht, le['i]ht; akin
to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[imac]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan.
let, Sw. l[aum]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.
Levity), Gr. 'elachy`s small, Skr. laghu light. [root]125.]
1. Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not
tending to be the center of gravity with force; not heavy.
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These weights did not exert their natural gravity, .
. . insomuch that I could not guess which was light
or heavy whilst I held them in my hand. --Addison.
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2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by
physical strength; as, a light burden, or load.
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Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is
easy, and my burden is light. --Matt. xi.
29, 30.
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3. Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not
difficult; as, a light affliction or task. --Chaucer.
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Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.
--Dryden.
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4. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as,
light food; also, containing little nutriment.
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5. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light
troops; a troop of light horse.
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6. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments;
hence, active; nimble; swift.
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Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . .
but not always best subjects, for they are light to
run away. --Bacon.
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7. Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently
ballasted; as, the ship returned light.
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8. Slight; not important; as, a light error. --Shak.
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9. Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread.
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10. Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as,
a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.
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11. Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind.
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12. Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy,
graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light
style of execution.
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13. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced
by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled;
volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.
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There is no greater argument of a light and
inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at
religion. --Tillotson.
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14. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or
solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial.
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Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.
--Shak.
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Specimens of New England humor laboriously light
and lamentably mirthful. --Hawthorne.
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15. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged;
dizzy; giddy.
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Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ?
--Shak.
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16. Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.
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To a fair semblance doth light faith annex.
--Spenser.
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17. Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.
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A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak.
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18. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped;
diminished; as, light coin.
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19. Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.
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Light cavalry, Light horse (Mil.), light-armed soldiers
mounted on strong and active horses.
Light eater, one who eats but little.
Light infantry, infantry soldiers selected and trained for
rapid evolutions.
Light of foot.
(a) Having a light step.
(b) Fleet.
Light of heart, gay, cheerful.
Light oil (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water,
forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal
tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.
Light sails (Naut.), all the sails above the topsails,
with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. --Dana.
Light sleeper, one easily wakened.
Light weight, a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey,
who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. {Feather
weight}, under Feather. [Cant]
To make light of, to treat as of little consequence; to
slight; to disregard.
To set light by, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of
no importance; to despise.
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Sleeper
(gcide) | 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:
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(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.
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(b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid
directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the
ground story. [U.S.]
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(c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to
the after timbers on the ship's quarter.
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(d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
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1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy
person.
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2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
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4. (Zool.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
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5. (Zool.)
(a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ({Eleotris
dormatrix}).
(b) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.
[1913 Webster]Tetard \Te*tard"\, n. (Zool.)
A gobioid fish (Eleotris gyrinus) of the Southern United
States; -- called also sleeper.
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sleeper shark
(gcide) | Nurse \Nurse\ (n[^u]rs), n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF.
nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia
nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to
nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See Nourish,
and cf. Nutritious.]
1. One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or
brings up; as:
(a) A woman who has the care of young children;
especially, one who suckles an infant not her own.
(b) A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the
sick or infirm.
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2. One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow,
trains, fosters, or the like.
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The nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise.
--Burke.
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3. (Naut.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real
commander when the captain is unfit for his place.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces
cercariae by asexual reproduction. See Cercaria, and
Redia.
(b) Either one of the nurse sharks.
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Nurse shark. (Zool.)
(a) A large arctic shark (Somniosus microcephalus),
having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called also
sleeper shark, and ground shark.
(b) A large shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), native of
the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal
fins situated behind the ventral fins.
To put to nurse, or To put out to nurse, to send away to
be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse.
Wet nurse, Dry nurse. See Wet nurse, and Dry nurse,
in the Vocabulary.
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sleeper cell
(wn) | sleeper cell
n 1: a cell of sleepers; "an al-Qaeda sleeper cell may have used
Arizona as its base" |
sleeper goby
(wn) | sleeper goby
n 1: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on
the bottom in shallow water [syn: sleeper, {sleeper
goby}] |
sleeper nest
(wn) | sleeper nest
n 1: a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal; "sleeper
nests of Islamic terrorists were capable of launching major
attacks in Europe" |
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