| NOUN | cognition | sleeping | the state of being asleep |
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| act | sleeping, quiescence, quiescency, dormancy | quiet and inactive restfulness | |
| act | sleeping | the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | sleeping, dormant | lying with head on paws as if sleeping |
| Sounds | sliy'pihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | lying with head on paws as if sleeping. | |
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| Synonym | dormant | |
| Category | heraldry | The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies |
| Broader | unerect | not upright in position or posture |
| Spanish | durmiente | |
| Catalan | dorment | |
| Meaning | The state of being asleep. | |
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| Parts | dream, dreaming | A series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep / sleep |
| Broader | sleep, slumber | A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended |
| Opposite | waking | The state of remaining awake |
| Spanish | durmiendo | |
| Catalan | dormint | |
| Verbs | sleep | be asleep |
| Meaning | quiet and inactive restfulness. | |
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| Synonyms | quiescence, quiescency, dormancy | |
| Narrower | vegetation | inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable / comparable to the inactivity of plant life |
| Broader | rest, ease, repose, relaxation | freedom from activity (work or strain / strain or responsibility) |
| Spanish | inactividad, quietud | |
| Catalan | inactivitat, quietud | |
| Meaning | The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate. | |
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| Narrower | doze, drowse | A light fitful sleep |
| nap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze | Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | |
| sleep talking, somniloquy, somniloquism | uttering speech while asleep | |
| sleepwalking, somnambulism, somnambulation, noctambulism, noctambulation | walking by a person who is asleep | |
| Broader | bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| Spanish | sueño | |
| Catalan | dormida, son | |
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