noun
- The state of being asleep.
- Quiet and inactive restfulness.
- synonyms: quiescence, quiescency, dormancy
- The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate.
verb
- Be asleep.
- synonyms: sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's
- Be able to accommodate for sleeping.
- usage: "This tent sleeps six people"
- synonyms: sleep
adjective
- Lying with head on paws as if sleeping.
- synonyms: dormant
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