sleep

  • 41sleep — [[t]slip[/t]] v. slept, sleep•ing, n. 1) phl to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; to cease being awake 2) bot Bot. to assume, esp. at night, a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42sleep —   Moe, hiamoe.   Also: momoe, momomoe, hi olani. See asleep and sayings, lihilihi2, moe1, niolopua2, uha i.    ♦ Sleep late, moe awakea, moe loa.    ♦ Overcome with sleep, pa uhia.    ♦ Indisposed to sleep, hia ā.    ♦ Sleep with, moe me.    ♦… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 43sleep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slumber, somnolence, nap, doze, drowse, rest, repose; coma; hypnosis. v. i. slumber, repose, doze, nap; be dead or dormant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, doze, nap, rest, repose, sound sleep, deep… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 44sleep — {{11}}sleep (n.) O.E. slæp from the root of SLEEP (Cf. sleep) (v.); Cf. cognate O.S. slap, O.Fris. slep, M.Du. slæp, Du. slaap, O.H.G. slaf, Ger. Schlaf, Goth. sleps. Personified in Latin as Somnus, in Greek as Hypnos (see SOMNOLENCE (Cf …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 45sleep — I. noun Etymology: Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp; akin to Old High German slāf sleep and perhaps to Latin labi to slip, slide Date: before 12th century 1. the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 46sleep — noun 1》 a regularly recurring condition of body and mind in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended. 2》 a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 47Sleep — Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Sleep », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sleep est un terme anglo saxon signifiant… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 48sleep — n. a state of natural unconsciousness, during which the brain s activity is not apparent (apart from the continued maintenance of basic bodily functions, such as breathing) but can be detected by means of an electroencephalogram (EEG). Different… …

    The new mediacal dictionary

  • 49sleep — Synonyms and related words: KO, annihilation, ataraxia, ataraxy, bane, be caught napping, be neglectful, be negligent, beauty sleep, beddy bye, bedtime, biological death, blackout, blanket drill, bye bye, calmness, catalepsy, catatonia, catatony …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 50sleep —    to be dead    While you await the resurrection of the body.    Often in compounds according to the circumstance.    Thus to sleep in your leaden hammock or in Davy Jones s locker was to have died and been buried at sea:     Though Drake their… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms