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sleep
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- pronunciation:
- slip
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- sleep over
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sleeps, sleeping, slept |
| definition 1: |
to be in the state of rest for the body and mind in which the eyes are closed and one is not fully conscious.
I will sleep when I get tired.
- synonyms:
- slumber
- similar words:
- bunk, doze, hibernate, nap, rest, snooze
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| definition 2: |
to be not active or not aware.
If you leave the computer on and don't use it, it will sleep.What did you say? My brain was sleeping.- similar words:
- slumber
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| related words: |
retire |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the state of rest for the body and mind in which the eyes are closed and one is not fully conscious.
Do you ever talk in your sleep?I went to bed early to get plenty of sleep.
- synonyms:
- slumber
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| definition 2: |
a period of sleeping.
During the patient's sleep, the nurse read a book.I had a nice long sleep last night.- synonyms:
- nap, slumber
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| definition 3: |
any state of being completely without activity.
The hibernation of animals is sometimes called sleep.- synonyms:
- dormancy
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| related words: |
anesthesia, doze, nap |
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| phrase: |
sleep over |
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