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sleep

19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) sleep (noun)
  2. 2) sleep (intransitive verb)
  3. sleep apnea (noun)
  4. sleep-learning (noun)
  5. sleep paralysis (noun)
  6. sleep spindle (noun)
  7. sleep-teaching (noun)
  8. desynchronized sleep (noun)
  9. non-REM sleep (noun)
  10. NREM sleep (noun)
  11. obstructive sleep apnea (noun)
  12. orthodox sleep (noun)
  13. paradoxical sleep (noun)
  14. rapid eye movement sleep (noun)
  15. REM sleep (noun)
  16. slow-wave sleep (noun)
  17. S sleep (noun)
  18. synchronized sleep (noun)
  19. twilight sleep (noun)

1sleep

noun \ˈslēp\

Definition of SLEEP

1
: the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored—compare rem sleep, slow-wave sleep
2
: a state resembling sleep: as a : death 1 <put a pet cat to sleep> b : a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling <her foot went to sleep>

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