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sleep as in be asleep
Synonyms
- kip be asleep ; sleep; the basic unit of money in Laos ; a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
- slumber be asleep ; a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; a dormant or quiescent state
- log Z’s be asleep
- catch some Z’s be asleep
sleep as in be able to accommodate for sleeping
- “This tent sleeps six people“
sleep as in 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“
Synonyms
- slumber be asleep ; a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; a dormant or quiescent state
sleep as in a torpid state resembling deep sleep
Synonyms
- sopor a torpid state resembling deep sleep
sleep as in a period of time spent sleeping
- “he felt better after a little sleep“
- “there wasn’t time for a nap“
Synonyms
- nap take a siesta; a period of time spent sleeping; a soft or fuzzy surface texture ; the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave; sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) ; a card game similar to whist
sleep as in 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“
Synonyms
- rest something left after other parts have been taken away; freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); a pause for relaxation; a state of inaction; euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); a support on which things can be put; a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration ; not move; take a short break from one’s activities in order to relax ; give a rest to; have a place in relation to something else; be at rest ; stay the same; be inherent or innate in ; put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying; sit, as on a branch; rest on or as if on a pillow; be inactive, refrain from acting
- eternal rest euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- eternal sleep euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- quietus euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)