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"
Synonyms:
noun

a torpid state resembling deep sleep

Synonyms:
noun

a period of time spent sleeping

Example: "he felt better after a little sleep"
Synonyms:
nap
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

Antonyms:
verb

be able to accommodate for sleeping

Example: "This tent sleeps six people"

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