sleep
Nouns
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(n) a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- he didn't get enough sleep last night
- calm as a child in dreamless slumber
- (n) a torpid state resembling deep sleep sopor,
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(n) a period of time spent sleeping
- he felt better after a little sleep
- there wasn't time for a nap
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(n) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- she was laid to rest beside her husband
- they had to put their family pet to sleep
Verbs
- (v) be asleep catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, slumber,
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(v) be able to accommodate for sleeping
- This tent sleeps six people
Synonyms
catch some Z's kip log Z's slumber sopor nap eternal rest eternal sleep quietus restAntonyms
wakeSee also
sleep in sleep late live in sleep out live outWords of close approximity
sleep apnea
sleep around
sleep deprivation
sleep disorder
sleeper
sleeper cell
sleeper goby
sleeper nest
sleepily
sleep in
sleepiness
sleeping
sleeping accommodation
sleeping around
sleeping bag
sleeping beauty
sleeping capsule
sleeping car
sleeping draught
sleeping hibiscus
sleeping partner
sleeping pill
sleeping room
sleeping sickness
sleeping tablet
sleep late
sleep-learning
sleepless
sleeplessly
sleeplessness
sleepless person
sleep off
sleep out
sleepover
sleep over
sleep talking
sleep terror disorder
sleep together
sleepwalk
sleepwalker
sleepwalking
sleepwear
sleep with
sleepy
sleepy dick
sleepy-eyed
sleepyhead
sleepyheaded
sleepy sickness