sleep vs wake

sleep

noun
  • 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). 

  • An act or instance of sleeping. 

verb
  • 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. 

wake

verb
  • (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. 

  • (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. 

  • To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body. 

  • To be or remain awake; not to sleep. 

  • To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. 

  • To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active. 

noun
  • A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects. 

  • The turbulent air left behind a flying aircraft. 

  • The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water. 

  • A number of vultures assembled together. 

  • A yearly parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking. 

  • The area behind something, typically a rapidly-moving object. 

  • The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or festive purposes; a vigil. 

  • The movement of water created when an animal or a person moves through water. 

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