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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