| slumber | | |
| n. (state) | 1. sleep, slumber | a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended.; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" |
| ~ sleeping | the state of being asleep. |
| ~ nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, nrem, nrem sleep, orthodox sleep | a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time. |
| ~ paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, rem, rem sleep | a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep. |
| ~ shuteye | informal term for sleep. |
| ~ physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions. |
| n. (state) | 2. slumber | a dormant or quiescent state. |
| ~ dormancy, quiescence, quiescency | a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction.; "the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy" |
| v. (body) | 3. catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | be asleep. |
| ~ rest | be at rest. |
| ~ practice bundling, bundle | sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed. |
| ~ catch a wink, catnap, nap | take a siesta.; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" |
| ~ sleep in, sleep late | sleep later than usual or customary.; "On Sundays, I sleep in" |
| ~ hibernate, hole up | sleep during winter.; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" |
| ~ aestivate, estivate | sleep during summer.; "certain animals estivate" |
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