piece of furniture vs sleeper

sleeper vs piece of furniture

piece of furniture and sleeper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of furniture	Yes	No	No	No
sleeper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sleeper is a hyponym of piece of furniture; that is, sleeper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of furniture:

piece of furniture: furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
sleeper: a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed

Other hyponyms of piece of furniture include baby's bed, baby bed, bedroom furniture, bedframe, bedstead, bookcase, buffet, counter, sideboard, cabinet, bureau, chest, chest of drawers, dresser, dining-room furniture, etagere, fitment, hallstand, lamp, lawn furniture, nest, office furniture, seat, sectional, Sheraton, table, table, wall unit, closet, press, wardrobe, wash-hand stand, washstand.

piece of furniture (noun)	sleeper (noun)
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy	an unexpected hit
	tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
	a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
	one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
	a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
	pajamas with feet; worn by children
	a rester who is sleeping
	an unexpected achiever of success
	a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

Difference between piece of furniture and sleeper

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