Word Finder - sleeping

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To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

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You should sleep 8 hours a day.

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(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

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To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.

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To accommodate in beds.

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This caravan can sleep four people comfortably.

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To be slumbering in (a state).

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to sleep a dreamless sleep

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To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.

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To be dead; to lie in the grave.

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To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant.

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a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps

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To wait for a period of time without performing any action.

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After a failed connection attempt, the program sleeps for 5 seconds before trying again.

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To place into a state of hibernation.

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The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

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Asleep.

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Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

You do have the choice of sharing my bed or sleeping on the couch.

She's been sleeping a lot.

In fact, his sleeping body welcomed her energy.

From reading he passed to sleeping, from sleeping to gossip in drawing rooms of the club, from gossip to carousals and women; from carousals back to gossip, reading, and wine.

Yes, I was sleeping with her before we met.

From the room in which Nicholas was sleeping came the sound of his even breathing, every slightest tone of which was familiar to his wife.

Alex was still sleeping.

The girl still sleeping?

It wasn't something she'd consider any other time, a form-fitting jersey knit with spaghetti straps probably more suited for sleeping than wearing out.

Baby Claire was often in evidence in our work place, sleeping on mother's arm or in her file cabinet remodeled crib, or supping on Martha's breast.

If I hadn't taken time to apply my sleeping solution to the rag, I'd have been in the process of taking them just as that police car with its flashing lights came rolling up!

I had a few drinks at dinner and I was sleeping like a log.

I guarded both doll and cradle with the most jealous care; but once I discovered my little sister sleeping peacefully in the cradle.

Everybody near him was sleeping.

Howells hastily sent a line to say that he had been sleeping The sleep of a torpid conscience.

Finally, while he was sleeping, she took a shower and pulled on a long nightgown.

They carefully lifted the sleeping angel and carried him up a flight of stairs to her large chamber.

The room was vacant except for a metal slab that served as a bed and the six-legged, cat-like creature sitting on the edge of the bed watching its sleeping occupant.

Well this is my idea of a sleeping policeman.

I hated sleeping rough " " I've been able to learn new computer skills, go to college.

Choose from our standard sleeping bags or special sleeping bags that are designed for use all year round or to grow with your child.

I have a lot of trouble sleeping lately, probably because --

Lord knows, I'm sure the bed's comfortable but sleeping is when I write!

Even after Dean's rhythmic breathing told her he was sleeping she remained awake, her mind alive with thoughts of their discussion and all that had transpired.

Eating is like other bodily functions -- sleeping, peeing, walking, and sneezing.

Smooth but not glossy surface recommended for sleeping on as well as for the beach.

Feel the humiliation of sleeping in urine and bile, the pain of rats gnawing at their feet, their legs, their genitals.

Recline your seat and adjust the headrest " ears " for true comfort while sleeping on our long haul flights.

During ' Wake Up Sleeping ' the vibe was getting heady as the overall effect of being back in Galway took hold.

Despite the minor hiccup of John, our cox, sleeping through his alarm clock we all made it to Lincoln on time.

Hope House, Nr Padstow Hope House is a secret romantic hideaway, sleeping 4 people, only 3 miles from Padstow.

I take pills for my epilepsy as well as these sleeping pills and I am totally hooked on them now.

It offers comfortable 3 people igloo type tents for each 2 passengers, with mattresses and sleeping bags.

Sleeping pills sedate the mind only, and have no effect on reversing the physical immunosuppression induced by these drugs.

I started sleeping with Joseph because it seemed almost impolite not to.

Sleeping problems - insomnia - are very common and most of us suffer some insomnia at some point of our lives.

In other productions, the slow pacing has seemed somewhat irksome, but it feels quite right and proper for this Sleeping Beauty.

No-one is sleeping; left in an uneasy limbo they try to make sense of what has happened.

A choice of Scandinavian lodges with up to 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms sleeping 7 people.

They felt no longing for the little village sleeping in the distance beyond the majestic waste of water.

Our sleeping mats were laid on top, ready for us to climb aboard.

Rooms with 2 doubles or 1 king-size bed, sleeping max 4 persons plus a child under 3 years, in a cot.

He is currently sleeping rough and drinking meths but thinks he could take us to the Premiership.

For example, elderly people are particularly susceptible to the side effects of opioid painkillers such as morphine and sleeping tablets such as diazepam.

She's been having trouble sleeping - stronger painkillers are on the request list.

I put my sleeping bag in one front pannier, the tent fabric and enough food and cooking equipment for dinner in the other.

January 2004 - Sleeping Beauty At last, we've gone back to a traditional panto this year.

Find out the answers to all these silly questions - in York Theater Royal's spectacular new pantomime, Sleeping Beauty.

Try not to take sleeping pills for longer than a night or two.

Sleeping pills - a real ' Insomnia Cure '?