SLEEP
What does "SLEEP" mean?
A natural recurring state of rest in which consciousness and most muscle activity are suspended.
Meanings
- The reversible resting state, marked by reduced awareness and lowered metabolism, that animals enter regularly. She gets eight hours of sleep on a good night.
- To be in, or to pass time in, the state of sleep. The baby finally slept through the night.
- To provide enough beds for a given number of people. The cabin sleeps six. informal
- The crust of dried mucus that collects at the corner of the eye overnight. He wiped the sleep from his eyes. informal
Did you know?
- Dolphins never fully fall asleep: they shut down one half of the brain at a time in 'unihemispheric' sleep, so the other half can keep them surfacing to breathe.
Word origin
From Old English 'slǣp' (rest, slumber), from Proto-Germanic '*slēpaz', related to Dutch 'slaap' and German 'Schlaf'.
Remember it
SLEEP has a double 'ee' - two closed eyes lying side by side.
A little poem
The lamp clicks to black-
one breath, then the body forgets
it was ever held.
haiku
Wordplay
- I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. It's impossible to put down - so much for sleep.
What it teaches
Rest is not the opposite of work; it is the price the body charges for tomorrow.
Quick facts
What does SLEEP mean?
A natural recurring state of rest in which consciousness and most muscle activity are suspended.
Is SLEEP a valid word?
Yes — SLEEP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SLEEP?
SLEEP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SLEEP come from?
From Old English 'slǣp' (rest, slumber), from Proto-Germanic '*slēpaz', related to Dutch 'slaap' and German 'Schlaf'.
What can SLEEP teach us?
Rest is not the opposite of work; it is the price the body charges for tomorrow.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.