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".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
A period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap".
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 3
A torpid state resembling deep sleep.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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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.
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- Rapid Eye Movement
- Shut-eye
- Rapid Eye Movement Sleep
- Nonrapid Eye Movement
- NREM Sleep
- Nonrapid Eye Movement Sleep
- NREM
- REM Sleep
- REM