sleep
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Verb 3 meanings
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
“You should sleep eight hours a day.”
To accommodate in beds.
“This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.”
To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
Noun 4 meanings
The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
“I really need some sleep.”
An act or instance of sleeping.
“I’m just going to have a quick sleep.”
A night.
“There are only three sleeps till Christmas!”
Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).
Etymology
From Middle English slepen, from Anglian Old English slēpan (West Saxon Old English slǣpan), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (“to sleep”).
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SLEEP at a glance
SLEEP has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (S 1 + L 1 + E 1 + E 1 + P 3) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #919 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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