Sleep (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Rest
• Quietus
• Eternal Sleep
• Eternal Rest

Hypernyms

• Death

Meaning ²

A period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap".

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

• Nap

Hypernyms

• Period
• Period Of Time

Related Words

• Sleep (verb)

Meaning ³

A torpid state resembling deep sleep.

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Sopor

Hypernyms

• Physiological Condition
• Physiological State

Meaning ⁴

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".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural processes.

Synonyms

• Slumber

Hypernyms

• Physiological Condition
• Physiological State

Hyponyms

• Rapid Eye Movement
• Shut-eye
• Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
• Nonrapid Eye Movement
• NREM Sleep
• Nonrapid Eye Movement Sleep
• NREM
• REM Sleep
• REM

Related Words

• Sleepy (adjective)
• Sleep (verb)