Definition of sleeps Sleeps
/sliˈps/ - [sleeps] - sleeps
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What does sleeps mean?
Wiktionary 
- sleeps (Noun)
Plural of sleep.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
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| sleep - 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" | ||
| slumber | ||
| physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state the condition or state of the body or bodily functions | ||
| sleeping the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate | ||
| nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, nrem, nrem sleep, orthodox sleep a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time | ||
| paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, rem sleep, rem a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep | ||
| sleep - a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" | ||
| nap | ||
| period of time, time period, period an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" | ||
| beauty sleep sleep before midnight | ||
| sleep - a torpid state resembling deep sleep | ||
| sopor | ||
| sleep - 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" | ||
| rest, eternal rest, eternal sleep, quietus | ||
Verb |
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| sleep - be asleep | ||
| kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's | ||
| wake be awake, be alert, be there | ||
| rest be at rest | ||
| sleep late, sleep in sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" | ||
| live in, sleep in live in the house where one works; "our babysitter lives in, as it is too far to commute for her" | ||
| sleep out, live out work in a house where one does not live; "our cook lives out; he can easily commute from his home" | ||
| practice bundling, bundle sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed | ||
| catch a wink, catnap, nap take a siesta; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" | ||
| sleep late, sleep in sleep later than usual or customary; "On Sundays, I sleep in" | ||
| hibernate, hole up sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" | ||
| aestivate, estivate sleep during summer; "certain animals estivate" | ||
| sleep - be able to accommodate for sleeping; "This tent sleeps six people" | ||
| accommodate, admit, hold make (one thing) compatible with (another); "The scientists had to accommodate the new results with the existing theories" | ||
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Wiktionary
- sleep (Noun)
The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm. - sleep (Noun)
An act or instance of sleeping. - sleep (Noun)
Rheum found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep in the sense of reduced consciousness. - sleep (Verb)
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. - sleep (Verb)
Of a spinning top to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion. - sleep (Verb)
To accommodate in beds. - sleep (Verb)
To be slumbering in a state.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- sleep
imp. of Sleep. Slept. - sleep (v. i.)
To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind, and an apathy of the organs of sense; to slumber. - sleep (v. i.)
To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly. - sleep (v. i.)
To be dead; to lie in the grave. - sleep (v. i.)
To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant; as, a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps. - sleep (v. t.)
To be slumbering in; -- followed by a cognate object; as, to sleep a dreamless sleep. - sleep (v. t.)
To give sleep to; to furnish with accomodations for sleeping; to lodge. - sleep (v. i.)
A natural and healthy, but temporary and periodical, suspension of the functions of the organs of sense, as well as of those of the voluntary and rational soul; that state of the animal in which there is a lessened acuteness of sensory perception, a confusion of ideas, and a loss of mental control, followed by a more or less unconscious state.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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sleep
A periodic state of physiological rest during which consciousness is suspended and metabolic rate is decreased. -
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To rest in a state of decreased consciousness and reduced metabolism.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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sleep
slēp, v.i. to take rest by relaxation: to become unconscious: to slumber: to rest: to be motionless or inactive: to remain unnoticed: to live thoughtlessly: to be dead: to rest in the grave:—pa.t. and pa.p. slept.—n. the state of one who, or that which, sleeps: slumber: rest: the dormancy of some animals during winter: (bot.) nyctitropism.—n. Sleep′er, one who sleeps: a horizontal timber supporting a weight, rails, &c.—adv. Sleep′ily.—n. Sleep′iness.—p.adj. Sleep′ing, occupied with, or for, sleeping: dormant.—n. the state of resting in sleep: (Shak.) the state of being at rest or in abeyance.—ns. Sleep′ing-car, -carriage, a railway-carriage in which passengers have berths for sleeping in; Sleep′ing-draught, a drink given to bring on sleep; Sleep′ing-part′ner (see Partner).—adj. Sleep′less, without sleep: unable to sleep.—adv. Sleep′lessly.—ns. Sleep′lessness; Sleep′-walk′er, one who walks while asleep: a somnambulist; Sleep′-walking.—adj. Sleep′y, inclined to sleep: drowsy: dull: lazy.—n. Sleep′yhead, a lazy person.—On sleep (B.), asleep. [A.S. slǽpan—slǽp; Ger. schlaf, Goth. sleps.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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sleep
A sail sleeps when, steadily filled with wind, it bellies to the breeze.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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sleep
One hour's sleep before midnight is worth two hours after.
Wikipedia 
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A person sleeps when he or she is not awake. Usually, this is during the night. During the day, most people are awake. They work, go to school or university, or do other things. Most small children and many adults sleep for a short time, called a nap, in the early afternoon.
What sleep is for.
Generally, the reason for sleep is that the brain has work to do during sleep. The details are not fully understood, but it is important to get enough sleep for the body and the brain to be healthy and work properly. Usually animals (and people) sleep at periodic intervals, such as once a day. Certain animals send out signals to the others that they will soon go to sleep. Yawning is such a signal.
Both humans and many animals sleep about once a day. Some animals, such as cats, sleep many times a day for short periods.
When people sleep they often have dreams. Probably some animals do, too.
Not only people sleep, all mammals and birds, and most fish, reptiles and other animals do, too.
Different categories of sleep.
In mammals and birds, sleep can be divided into two categories. In one of them, the eyes move rapidly. It is called REM-sleep (from "rapid eye movement"). Most dreams take place in this phase. REM-sleep occurs normally at intervals throughout the night, and the periods of REM-sleep increase in length in the second half of the night.
The other category, where this movement of the eyes does not happen, is called NREM-sleep (Non-REM sleep). Usually, dreams do not occur during th
