Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is in need of or groggy from sleep.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An idle, lazy person.
- noun The sleepy duck.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sleepy person.
- noun (Zoöl.) The ruddy duck.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A
sleepy person. - noun The
ruddy duck .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a sleepy person
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Examples
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Now it also seems to me that he who dreams is more awake than he who sleeps, and that he who spends a third part of his life in utter unconsciousness better deserves to be called a sleepyhead and dullard, than he for whom the dark nights are also vivid and rich with pulsing life.
The Bride of Dreams Frederik van Eeden 1896
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Dorothea was a "sleepyhead" and had seldom been known to get up when first awakened.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk Various 1897
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[Illustration: Dorothea was a "sleepyhead"] "It's one of those awful clocks that go off every minute!" said
Boys and Girls Bookshelf; a Practical Plan of Character Building, Volume I (of 17) Fun and Thought for Little Folk Various 1897
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a Munchkin villager; Margaret Pelligrini, the "sleepyhead" Munchkin and Meinhardt Raabe, the coroner.
Home | Mail Online 2010
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“Wake up, sleepyhead,” a deep voice said softly from outside the fog.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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“Wake up, sleepyhead,” a deep voice said softly from outside the fog.
Show Stoppah Thomas Slater 2011
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“Morning, sleepyhead,” she shouts, trying to sound bright and carefree.
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“Good morning, sleepyhead,” says Amanda, from her high perch.
The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011
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“Good morning, sleepyhead,” says Amanda, from her high perch.
The Kitchen Daughter Jael McHenry 2011
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Morning, sleepyhead, Alice smiled, as Tristan stirred on the next pillow.
Kiss & Break Up Kate Kingsley 2010
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