sleep
noun
1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- he didn't get enough sleep last night
Similar word(s): slumber
Definition categories: state
2. a torpid state resembling deep sleep
Similar word(s): sopor
Definition categories: state
3. a period of time spent sleeping
- he felt better after a little sleep
Similar word(s): nap
Definition categories: time, period
4. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- they had to put their family pet to sleep
Similar word(s): quietus, rest
Definition categories: state, death
Sentences with sleep as a noun:
- I really need some sleep.We need to conduct an overnight sleep test to diagnose your sleep problem.
- I’m just going to have a quick sleep.
- Wipe the sleep from your eyes.
verb
1. be asleep
Definition categories: body, rest
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping
- This tent sleeps six people
Definition categories: stative, accommodate, admit, hold
Sentences with sleep as a verb:
- You should sleep 8 hours a day.
- When a top is sleeping, it is spinning but not precessing.
- This caravan can sleep up to four people.
- a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps
- After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.