SLEEPER — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
sleeper
An unexpected hit.
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- That movie was the sleeper of the summer.
Tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water.
A piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed.
A passenger car that has berths for sleeping.
One of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track.
Приклади
- The British call a railroad tie a sleeper.
A rester who is sleeping.
An unexpected achiever of success.
Приклади
- The winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it.
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.
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