English Explanatory Dictionary

sleeping power

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A power which is unused, or which has not been exercised for a long time; especially one which is extensive, but little-known.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sleeping, power.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sleeping power.wav

Word forms

sleeping power sleeping powers

Etymology

From sleeping (“dormant”) + power.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary