sleep
1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended (Freq. 23)
- he didn't get enough sleep last night
- calm as a child in dreamless slumber
• Syn:
slumber
• Derivationally related forms:
slumbery (for: slumber), slumber (for: slumber), sleepy
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
• Hyponyms:
sleeping, orthodox sleep, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM sleep, nonrapid eye movement,
nonrapid eye movement, paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, rapid eye movement,
REM, shuteye
2. a torpid state resembling deep sleep (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
sopor
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
3. a period of time spent sleeping
- he felt better after a little sleep
- there wasn't time for a nap
• Syn:
nap
• Derivationally related forms:
nap (for: nap)
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period
• Hyponyms:
beauty sleep, kip
4. 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
• Syn:
rest, eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus
• Hypernyms:
death
1. be asleep (Freq. 58)
• Syn:
kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
• Ant:
wake
• See Also:
sleep in, sleep late, sleep out
• Derivationally related forms:
slumber (for: slumber), slumberer (for: slumber), kip (for: kip), sleeper, sleeping
• Hypernyms:
rest
• Hyponyms:
bundle, practice bundling, nap, catnap, catch a wink,
sleep late, sleep in, hibernate, hole up, estivate, aestivate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Sam and Sue sleep
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping
- This tent sleeps six people
• Derivationally related forms:
sleeper
• Hypernyms:
accommodate, hold, admit
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
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