SLEEP as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
   Synonym(s)
   • eternal rest (what does eternal rest mean?)
   • eternal sleep (what does eternal sleep mean?)
   • quietus (what does quietus mean?)
   • rest (what does rest mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she was laid to rest beside her husband
   • they had to put their family pet to sleep
   Hypernyms(s) sleep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • death (what does death mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
   Synonym(s)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he didn”t get enough sleep last night
   • calm as a child in dreamless slumber
   Hypernyms(s) sleep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physiological state (what does physiological state mean?)
   • physiological condition (what does physiological condition mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sleeping (what does sleeping mean?)
   • orthodox sleep (what does orthodox sleep mean?)
   • nonrapid eye movement sleep (what does nonrapid eye movement sleep mean?)
   • NREM sleep (what does NREM sleep mean?)
   • nonrapid eye movement (what does nonrapid eye movement mean?)
   • NREM (what does NREM mean?)
   • paradoxical sleep (what does paradoxical sleep mean?)
   • rapid eye movement sleep (what does rapid eye movement sleep mean?)
   • REM sleep (what does REM sleep mean?)
   • rapid eye movement (what does rapid eye movement mean?)
   • REM (what does REM mean?)
   • shuteye (what does shuteye mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • log Z’s (what does log Z’s mean?)
   • catch some Z’s (what does catch some Z’s mean?)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • log Z’s (what does log Z’s mean?)
   • catch some Z’s (what does catch some Z’s mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a torpid state resembling sleep
   Hypernyms(s) sleep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • physiological state (what does physiological state mean?)
   • physiological condition (what does physiological condition mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a period of time spent sleeping
   Synonym(s)
   • nap (what does nap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he felt better after a little sleep
   • there wasn”t time for a nap
   Hypernyms(s) sleep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • time period (what does time period mean?)
   • period of time (what does period of time mean?)
   • period (what does period mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • beauty sleep (what does beauty sleep mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • nap (what does nap mean?)
   • catnap (what does catnap mean?)
   • catch a wink (what does catch a wink mean?)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • log Z’s (what does log Z’s mean?)
   • catch some Z’s (what does catch some Z’s mean?)

SLEEP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • be asleep
   Synonym(s)
   • catch some Z’s (what does catch some Z’s mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • log Z’s (what does log Z’s mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) sleep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rest (what does rest mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • wake (what does wake mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bundle (what does bundle mean?)
   • practice bundling (what does practice bundling mean?)
   • nap (what does nap mean?)
   • catnap (what does catnap mean?)
   • catch a wink (what does catch a wink mean?)
   • sleep late (what does sleep late mean?)
   • sleep in (what does sleep in mean?)
   • hibernate (what does hibernate mean?)
   • hole up (what does hole up mean?)
   • estivate (what does estivate mean?)
   • aestivate (what does aestivate mean?)
   See Also
   • sleep late (what does sleep late mean?)
   • sleep in (what does sleep in mean?)
   • sleep late (what does sleep late mean?)
   • sleep in (what does sleep in mean?)
   • live in (what does live in mean?)
   • sleep in (what does sleep in mean?)
   • live out (what does live out mean?)
   • sleep out (what does sleep out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • sleeper (what does sleeper mean?)
   • slumberer (what does slumberer mean?)
   • kip (what does kip mean?)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • nap (what does nap mean?)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • slumber (what does slumber mean?)
   • sleeper (what does sleeper mean?)
   • slumberer (what does slumberer mean?)
   • sleeping (what does sleeping mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be able to accommodate for sleeping
   Usage Example(s)
   • This tent sleeps six people
   Hypernyms(s) sleep is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • accommodate (what does accommodate mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • admit (what does admit mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • sleep (what does sleep mean?)
   • nap (what does nap mean?)
   • sleeper (what does sleeper mean?)
   • sleeping car (what does sleeping car mean?)
   • sleeper (what does sleeper mean?)
   • wagon-lit (what does wagon-lit mean?)