a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; he didnt get enough sleep last night; calm as a child in dreamless slumber

[ Syn: slumber ]

a torpid state resembling deep sleep

[ Syn: sopor ]

a period of time spent sleeping; he felt better after a little sleep; there wasnt time for a nap

[ Syn: nap ]

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); she was laid to rest beside her husband; they had to put their family pet to sleep

[ Syn: rest , eternal rest , eternal sleep , quietus ]

be asleep

[ Syn: kip , slumber , log zs , catch some zs ]

be able to accommodate for sleeping; This tent sleeps six people'