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sleep
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- pronunciation:
- slip
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- sleep over
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
sleeps, sleeping, slept |
| definition 1: |
to be in a state of bodily rest that is characterized by full or partial loss of consciousness and a slowing of bodily functions.
I slept well last night and woke up refreshed.Be quiet; the baby is sleeping.
- synonyms:
- slumber
- antonyms:
- wake
- similar words:
- bunk, catnap, doze, hibernate, nap, repose, rest, snooze
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| definition 2: |
to be very inactive or not alert.
I'm sorry; my brain was sleeping and I didn't hear what you said.- synonyms:
- nap, vegetate
- similar words:
- slumber, stagnate
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| definition 3: |
to be in the repose of death.
Her body lies sleeping in the ground.- similar words:
- lie in state, repose
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| related words: |
crash, retire, stay |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to rid oneself of by sleeping (usu. fol. by "off" or "away").
I slept off my headache.He slept away the entire day.- similar words:
- slumber
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| definition 2: |
to provide a sleeping place or places for.
This dormitory room sleeps six people.- synonyms:
- accommodate, bed
- similar words:
- billet, house, lodge
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| related words: |
bed |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the state of a person or animal that is sleeping, or this state viewed as beneficial activity to restore the body.
He sometimes talks in his sleep.I'm tired all the time; I need to get more 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:
- catnap, nap, slumber
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| definition 3: |
any state of dormancy, hibernation, or complete inactivity.
The plants awaken after the sleep of winter.- synonyms:
- dormancy, hibernation, slumber
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| definition 4: |
of computers, sleep mode.
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| related words: |
anesthesia, doze, nap, nod |
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| phrase: |
sleep over |
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