super-sleeper
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: simple
Inflected forms:
form: super-sleepers
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: supersleeper
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: super sleeper
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: One who is particularly good at falling asleep.
pos: noun
examples: Supersleepers are the undisputed stars of Babyville. They're the invants who fall asleep happily, independently, consistently.
They still go through stages when she wakes up on the early side, but in general she's a 'supersleeper,' going to bed at 7:00 p.m. and staying asleep for twelve solid hours.
Catherine lost her supersleeper status after complex shoulder surgery two years ago.
As we saw in the last lesson, research has revealed the existence of 'super-sleepers'– people who can fall asleep whenever they want, enjoy the most pleasant of dreams, wake up feeling totally refreshed, and are especially happy, productive, successful, and healthy.
For example, using phrases like 'going to bed happy, staying super quiet, staying super still and going to sleep super-fast (or becoming a super sleeper)' is much more effective than telling toddlers not to make noise.
As the difficult night passes, we must work hard to seek the positives and project the title of super sleeper onto our children, even if the moniker doesn't fit every night.
gloss: An extremely efficient sleeper who does not require much sleep.
pos: noun
examples: Some supersleepers have even been studied . These people normally sleep only three or four hours a night , but their EEG records show that they are able to get much more deep sleep and REM sleep into their short sleeping periods than would normally be expected.
Some "supersleepers" need only three or four hours. Research has shown that these people sleep more efficiently.
These super-sleepers seem to need only four or five hours of sleep to function well.
Scientists believe short-sleepers are actually super-sleepers in that they possess the abililty to access deeper REM states.
So super sleepers who reported being funtional even after small amounts of sleep might have actually drifted off while having their brains scanned.
gloss: A luxury vehicle that allows passengers to sleep.
pos: noun
examples: If anyone knows what traveling in luxury is all about in the LEGO world, it’s this guy. LuxuryBricks is back with another custom creation, a super sleeper semi-truck that is just packed with amenities your mini-figs are going to love.
Whereas "Billennium' ends ironically, the climax of 'The Concentration City' is that of a horror story, as Franz rides the Supersleeper trains in search of free space, only to return to the place he set out from, on the day he began.
gloss: A high-performance car that has an unassuming appearance.
pos: noun
examples: One of the supersleepers. Its slant-six engine made the Ark look flimsy; it would almost literally run forever, and Dodge pick-ups with the same engine have gone 160,000 miles with no teardown.
Aldo rented us the best model in his fleet, a super-sleeper.
The low-key all-iron look makes this super sleeper the perfect choice for a traditional-style street rod or street machine.
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gloss: Someone or something that does not seem very impressive at first but that goes on to become a star.
pos: noun
examples: I was fairly impressed with their position breakdowns -- included are "rising," "falling", "underrated,: "sleeper," "super sleeper,” “risky business," and "value play” candidates at each spot on the diamond as well as the "best power" and "best base stealer” at each offensive slot.
You have your cheat sheets ready, your blank draft board prepared, and your super sleeper picks marked in red.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have some super sleeper prospects in their system who are worth watching in 2024.
I decided to start with a super sleeper list.
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