sleeping

sleeping
[[t]sli͟ːpɪŋ[/t]]
ADJ: ADJ n
You use sleeping to describe places where people sleep or things concerned with where people sleep.
See also sleep

On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children.

...investigations of people's finances, sleeping arrangements and housekeeping habits.


English dictionary. 2008.

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  • sleeping — [ slipiŋ ] n. m. • 1872; abrév. de l angl. sleeping car, de car « voiture » et sleeping « pour dormir » ♦ Anglic. Vx Voiture couchette. ⇒ wagon lit. Madone des sleepings. ⇒SLEEPING CAR, SLEEPING, subst. masc. CH. DE FER, vieilli. Wagon lit.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Sleeping — Sleep ing, a. & n. from {Sleep}. [1913 Webster] {Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping. {Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under {Dormant}. {Sleeping table} (Mining), a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sleeping — baby lag busy brain co sleeping glazing junk sleep microsleep nap nook prophylactic nap …   New words

  • sleeping — sleeping; un·sleeping; …   English syllables

  • sleeping — index dormant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sleeping — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. sliping]{{/stl 7}}{{stl 17}}ZOB. {{/stl 17}}{{stl 7}}sliping {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • sleeping — /slee ping/, n. 1. the condition of being asleep. adj. 2. asleep. 3. of, pertaining to, or having accommodations for sleeping: a sleeping compartment. 4. used to sleep in or on: a sleeping jacket. 5. used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep:… …   Universalium

  • sleeping — sleeping1 (ingl.; pronunc. [eslípin]) m. Forma apocopada de «sleeping car». sleeping2 (del ingl. «sleeping bag»; pronunc. [eslípin]; Bol., Col., Ec., Guat., Méj., Pan., Perú, P. Rico, R. Dom., Salv.) m. *Saco de dormir …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • sleeping — /ˈslipɪŋ/ (say sleeping) noun 1. condition of being asleep. –adjective 2. that sleeps. 3. used for sleeping …  

  • Sleeping — Sleep Sleep, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sleeping}.] [OE. slepen, AS. sl?pan; akin to OFries. sl?pa, OS. sl[=a]pan, D. slapen, OHG. sl[=a]fan, G. schlafen, Goth. sl?pan, and G. schlaff slack, loose, and L. labi to glide, slide,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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