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sleeping
Found in thesaurus: sleep, slumber, relaxation, ease, repose, rest, bodily process, bodily function, activity, body process
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sleeping
adj.
napping; of sleep; causing sleep
n.
state of being asleep, slumbering
sleep
v.
be in a state of sleep, fall asleep, slumber; enter into or be in a state that resembles sleep; be inattentive, be inactive; accommodate, provide with a place to sleep; be in the repose of death
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Sleep
Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind characterized by altered consciousness, relatively inhibited sensory activity, inhibition of nearly all voluntary muscles, and reduced interactions with surroundings. It is distinguished from wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, but is more easily reversed than the state of hibernation or of being comatose. Mammalian sleep occurs in repeating periods, in which the body alternates between two highly distinct modes known as non-REM and REM sleep. REM stands for "rapid eye movement" but involves many other aspects including virtual paralysis of the body.
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sleeping
Noun
1. the state of being asleep
(antonym) waking
(hypernym) sleep, slumber
(part-meronym) dream, dreaming
(derivation) sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
2. quiet and inactive restfulness
(synonym) quiescence, quiescency, dormancy
(hypernym) rest, ease, repose, relaxation
(hyponym) vegetation
3. the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
(hypernym) bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity
(hyponym) sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation
Adjective
1. lying with head on paws as if sleeping
(synonym) dormant(ip)
(similar) unerect
(classification) heraldry
sleep
Noun
1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
(synonym) slumber
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) sleeping
(derivation) kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
2. a torpid state resembling sleep
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
3. a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap"
(synonym) nap
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(hyponym) beauty sleep
4. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
(synonym) rest, eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus
(hypernym) death
Verb
1. be asleep
(synonym) kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
(antonym) wake
(hypernym) rest
(hyponym) bundle, practice bundling
(see-also) sleep late, sleep in
(derivation) nap
2. be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people"
(hypernym) accommodate, hold, admit
(derivation) nap
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sleep
v.
spát; ubytovat; mít lůžka pro určitý počet osob; pospat si; spát spolu/s kým
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sleep
Czas.
spać; pomieścić; sypiać z kimś
