sleeping

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sleep|ing /sl'iːpɪŋ/
[ADJ] ADJ n
You use sleeping to describe places where people sleep or things concerned with where people sleep.
On the top floor we have sleeping quarters for women and children.
see also sleepsleep|ing bag (sleeping bags)
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A sleeping bag is a large deep bag with a warm lining, used for sleeping in, especially when you are camping.sleep|ing car (sleeping cars)
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A sleeping car is a railway carriage containing beds for passengers to sleep in at night.sleep|ing giant (sleeping giants)
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If you refer to someone or something as a sleeping giant, you mean that they are powerful but they have not yet shown the full extent of their power. (JOURNALISM)
The trust, which has 2.3 million members, has been characterised as a sleeping giant of the environment movement.sleep|ing part|ner (sleeping partners)
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A sleeping partner is a person who provides some of the capital for a business but who does not take an active part in managing the business. (BRIT BUSINESS; in AM, use silent partner)sleep|ing pill (sleeping pills)
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A sleeping pill is a pill that you can take to help you sleep.sleep|ing sick|ness
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Sleeping sickness is a serious tropical disease which causes great tiredness and often leads to death.sleep|ing tab|let (sleeping tablets)
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A sleeping tablet is the same as a sleeping pill.

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