Noun
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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"
- eternal rest - eternal sleep -
a period of time spent sleeping
"he felt better after a little sleep"
"there wasn't time for a nap"
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a torpid state resembling deep sleep
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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"
Verb
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be able to accommodate for sleeping
"This tent sleeps six people"
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be asleep
- log z's - catch some z's