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sleep
noun(sleep)
a period of time spent sleeping
Synonyms: nap,
Examples:
He felt better after a little sleep.
sleep
noun(sleep)
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Synonyms: eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus, rest,
Examples:
They had to put their family pet to sleep.
sleep
verb(sleep)
be asleep
Synonyms: catch some z's, kip, log z's, slumber,
Antonyms: wake,
sleep
noun(sleep)
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Synonyms: slumber,
Examples:
He didn't get enough sleep last night.
sleep
noun(sleep)
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
Synonyms: sopor,
sleep
verb(sleep)
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Examples:
This tent sleeps six people.

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