| NOUN | state | slumber, sleep | a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended |
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| state | slumber | a dormant / dormant or quiescent state | |
| VERB | body | slumber, sleep, kip, log Z's, catch some Z's | be asleep |
| Sounds | slah'mber | |
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| Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... | |
| Meaning | A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended. | |
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| Example | "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" | |
| Synonym | sleep | |
| Narrower | orthodox sleep, nonrapid eye movement sleep, NREM sleep, nonrapid eye movement, NREM | A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur |
| paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement sleep, REM sleep, rapid eye movement, REM | A recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs | |
| shuteye, shut-eye | informal term for sleep | |
| sleeping | The state of being asleep | |
| Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
| Spanish | dormir, sueño | |
| Catalan | dormir, son | |
| Adjectives | slumbery | inclined to or marked by drowsiness |
| Verbs | slumber | be asleep |
| Meaning | A dormant / dormant or quiescent state. | |
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| Broader | dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | A state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction |
| Spanish | inercia | |
| Catalan | inèrcia | |
| Adjectives | slumberous, slumbrous | quiet and tranquil |
| Meaning | Be asleep. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Model | Sam and Sue slumber | |
| Synonyms | sleep, kip, log Z's, catch some Z's | |
| Caused by | cause to sleep | make fall asleep |
| Entailed by | dream | Experience while sleeping |
| oversleep | sleep longer than intended | |
| snore, saw wood, saw logs | breathe noisily during one's sleep | |
| wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake, come alive, waken | stop sleeping | |
| Narrower | bundle, practice bundling | sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed |
| estivate, aestivate | sleep during summer | |
| hibernate, hole up | sleep during winter | |
| nap, catnap, catch a wink | Take a siesta | |
| sleep late, sleep in | sleep later than usual or customary | |
| Broader | rest | Be at rest |
| Opposite | wake | Be awake, be alert, be there |
| Spanish | dormir, dormitar | |
| Catalan | dormir, dormisquejar | |
| Nouns | slumber | a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended |
| slumberer | a rester who is sleeping | |
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