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sleep
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- pronunciation:
- slip
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- sleep over
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sleeps, sleeping, slept |
| definition 1: |
When you sleep, you rest your body and mind. When you are sleeping, your eyes are closed, and you don't know what is happening around you.
Be quiet! The baby is sleeping.
- similar words:
- hibernate, nap, rest
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| definition 2: |
If a machine is sleeping, it is not active and it is using very little power. If you say your brain is sleeping, it means you are not really thinking about anything at all.
If you leave the computer on and don't use it, it will sleep.What did you say? My brain was sleeping. |
| related words: |
retire |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Sleep is the state you are in when you are sleeping, or the rest that you get when you sleep.
Alyssa was tired at school today because she didn't get enough sleep last night.My brother talks in his sleep! Sometimes I hit him with my pillow.
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| definition 2: |
Sleep is the period of time in which you are sleeping.
I can get a nice, long sleep tonight because there is no school tomorrow.- synonyms:
- nap
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| related words: |
nap |
| phrase: |
sleep over |
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