Definition of sleep

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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..

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Lodging :: Lodging (n.) A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular meaning..
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep..
Hypnotism :: Hypnotism (n.) A form of sleep or somnambulism brought on by artificial means, in which there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an unusual activity of others. It is induced by an action upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, as in persons of very feeble organization, by gazing steadly at a very bright object held before the eyes, or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the body..
Somnambulation :: Somnambulation (n.) The act of walking in sleep.
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) Something lying in a reclining posture or position.
Consopite :: Consopite (v. t.) To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose.
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be dead; to lie in the grave.
Insomnia :: Insomnia (n.) Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
Grateful :: Grateful (a.) Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying; delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the palate; grateful sleep..
Slumber :: Slumber (v. i.) To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze..
Sleepyhead :: Sleepyhead (n.) The ruddy duck.
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) A sleeping car.
Thick :: Thick (superl.) Deep; profound; as, thick sleep..
Sopition :: Sopition (n.) The act of putting to sleep, or the state of being put to sleep; sleep..
Bedchamber :: Bedchamber (n.) A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in.
Slumber :: Slumber (n.) Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose..
Wake :: Wake (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to awake.
Hypnology :: Hypnology (n.) A treatise on sleep; the doctrine of sleep.
Mara :: Mara (n.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions..
Nappy :: Nappy (a.) Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy..
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