Dictionary Check: sleep
"sleep" is a valid word!
Scrabble
7
points
Words with Friends
9
points
Definition
noun
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Example:
"he didn't get enough sleep last night"
noun
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
noun
a period of time spent sleeping
Example:
"he felt better after a little sleep"
noun
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Example:
"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
verb
be asleep
verb
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Example:
"This tent sleeps six people"
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