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sleeping
verb(sleep)to rest in a state of sleep
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verb(sleep)to be in a state (as of quiescence or death) resembling sleep
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verb(sleep)to have sexual relations —usually used with with
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noun(sleep)a bag that is warmly lined or padded for sleeping outdoors or in a camp or tent
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noun(sleep)a princess of a fairy tale who is wakened from an enchanted sleep by the kiss of a prince
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noun(sleep)a railroad passenger car having berths for sleeping
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noun(sleep)one that has great but unrealized or newly emerging power
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noun(sleep)silent partner
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noun(sleep)a drug and especially a barbiturate that is taken as a tablet or capsule to induce sleep
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noun(sleep)a porch or room having open sides or many windows arranged to permit sleeping in the open air
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noun(sleep)a serious disease that is prevalent in much of tropical Africa, is marked by fever, headache, lethargy, confusion, and sleep disturbances, and is caused by either of two trypanosomes (Trypanosoma brucei gambiense and T. b. rhodesiense) transmitted by tsetse flies
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noun(sleep)any of various viral encephalitides or encephalomyelitides of which lethargy or somnolence is a prominent feature
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noun(sleep)sleeping sickness