sleep :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (10)

n. [the natural state of resting of the body]

n. a torpid state resembling deep sleep

n. a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"

rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus

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 (1)

sleep

v. be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"

Adverbs (0)

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Synonyms (4)

live in, sleep in

v. live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her"

live out, sleep out

v. work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home"

Antonyms (8)

Wakefulness

n. [the state of not being able or willing to sleep]

wake

v. make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"

awaken, wake, waken, rouse, wake up, arouse

v. cause to become awake or conscious; "He was roused by the drunken men in the street"; "Please wake me at 6 AM."

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