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Definition of sleep

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Sleep (v. i.) A natural and healthy, but temporary and periodical, suspension of the functions of the organs of sense, as well as of those of the voluntary and rational soul; that state of the animal in which there is a lessened acuteness of sensory perception, a confusion of ideas, and a loss of mental control, followed by a more or less unconscious state..

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Somniatory :: Somniatory (a.) Pertaining to sleep or dreams; somnial.

Hypnotic :: Hypnotic (a.) Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce sleep; soporific.

Sleepiness :: Sleepiness (n.) The quality or state of being sleepy.

Wakeful :: Wakeful (a.) Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast..

Asleep :: Asleep (a. & adv.) In the sleep of the grave; dead.

Drowsy :: Drowsy (superl.) Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.

Agrypnotic :: Agrypnotic (n.) Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as strong tea or coffee..

Awake :: Awake (v. t.) To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death, stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the dormant faculties..

Somnific :: Somnific (a.) Causing sleep; somniferous.

Litter :: Litter (v. i.) To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make one's bed in litter.

Doze :: Doze (n.) A light sleep; a drowse.

Somnolent :: Somnolent (a.) Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep.

Mesmerical :: Mesmerical (a.) Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric sleep..

Sommeil :: Sommeil (n.) Slumber; sleep.

Awake :: Awake (v. t.) To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

Nappy :: Nappy (a.) Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy; strong; heady; as, nappy ale..

Cry :: Cry (v. t.) To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep..

Hypnagogic :: Hypnagogic (a.) Leading to sleep; -- applied to the illusions of one who is half asleep.

Opiate :: Opiate (a.) Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes..