An act or instance of sleeping.
A night.
A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
The hibernation of animals.
The state of reduced consciousness during which a human or animal rests in a daily rhythm.
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).
To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.
To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
To be slumbering in (a state).
To place into a state of hibernation.
To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To wait for a period of time without performing any action.
To be dead; to lie in the grave.
To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with).
To accommodate in beds.
To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To achieve or make happen by manner of sleep.
A particular act of death or killing by means of asphyxia.
Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.
A child left unattended may die of suffocation.