Definition of sleep

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  • sleep is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • sleep is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • sleep is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 9

Definition of sleep

  • a period of time spent sleeping (noun)

    Examples

    1. he felt better after a little sleep

    Synonyms

    1. nap
  • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) (noun)

    Examples

    1. they had to put their family pet to sleep

    Synonyms

    1. eternal rest
    2. eternal sleep
    3. quietus
    4. rest
  • be asleep (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. catch some z's
    2. kip
    3. log z's
    4. slumber
  • a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended (noun)

    Examples

    1. he didn't get enough sleep last night

    Synonyms

    1. slumber
  • a torpid state resembling deep sleep (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sopor
  • be able to accommodate for sleeping (verb)

    Examples

    1. This tent sleeps six people

See definition of sleep in Merriam Webster