sleep

Words with a similar base: eternal_sleep, sleep

'sleep'

[sleep.n.01] as in: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

Examples:
he didn't get enough sleep last night
calm as a child in dreamless slumber

'sleep'

[sleep.n.02] as in: a torpid state resembling deep sleep

'sleep'

[sleep.n.03] as in: a period of time spent sleeping

Examples:
he felt better after a little sleep
there wasn't time for a nap

'sleep'

[rest.n.05] as in: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

Examples:
she was laid to rest beside her husband
they had to put their family pet to sleep

'sleep'

[sleep.v.01] as in: be asleep

'sleep'

[sleep.v.02] as in: be able to accommodate for sleeping

Examples:
This tent sleeps six people

Origins

					sleep (English)
├── sleep (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── slæp (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── slepen (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── slæpan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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