Synonyms: sleeper
Definition: an unexpected hit
Usage: that movie was the sleeper of the summer
Similar words: smash, smasher, strike, bang, hit
Definition: a conspicuous success
Usage: that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career; that new Broadway show is a real smasher; the party went with a bang
Synonyms: sleeper, sleeper goby
Definition: tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
Similar words: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean
Definition: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes
Synonyms: sleeper
Definition: a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
Similar words: article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture
Definition: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
Usage: they had too much furniture for the small apartment; there was only one piece of furniture in the room
Synonyms: sleeper
Definition: pajamas with feet; worn by children
Similar words: pajama, jammies, pj's, pyjama
Definition: (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers
Synonyms: sleeper, sleeping car, wagon-lit
Definition: a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Similar words: passenger car, carriage, coach
Definition: a railcar where passengers ride
Synonyms: tie, railroad tie, sleeper, crosstie
Definition: one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
Usage: the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
Definition: a rester who is sleeping
Similar words: rester
Definition: a person who rests
Synonyms: sleeper
Definition: an unexpected achiever of success
Usage: the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it
Similar words: achiever, succeeder, success, winner
Definition: a person with a record of successes
Usage: his son would never be the achiever that his father was; only winners need apply; if you want to be a success you have to dress like a success
Synonyms: sleeper
Definition: 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
Similar words: saboteur, wrecker, diversionist
Definition: someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks
Similar words: spy, undercover agent
Definition: (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
Similar words: terrorist
Definition: a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities