sleepers

noun

Meaning

Someone who sleeps.
That which lies dormant, as a law.
A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.
A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.
A railway sleeping car.
A sleeper hold.
A railroad tie.
A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.
A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.
The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.

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