About The Word Sleeping
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Sleeping
Sleeping Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Sleeping?
[n] the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
[n] quiet and inactive restfulness [n] the state of being asleep [adj] (heraldry) lying with head on paws as if sleeping Synonyms | Synonyms for Sleeping: dormancy | dormant(ip) | quiescence | quiescency | unerect Related Terms | Find terms related to Sleeping: See Also | activity | bodily function | bodily process | body process | cat sleep | catnap | doze | dream | dreaming | drowse | ease | forty winks | nap | noctambulation | noctambulism | relaxation | repose | rest | short sleep | sleep | sleep talking | sleepwalking | slumber | snooze | somnambulation | somnambulism | somniloquism | somniloquy | vegetation Sleeping In Webster's Dictionary \Sleep"ing\,
a. & n. from {Sleep}.
{Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with
apartments and berths for sleeping.
{Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under
{Dormant}.
{Sleeping table} (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on
which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.
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