Synonyms: sleep, quietus, rest, eternal rest, eternal sleep
Definition: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
Usage: she was laid to rest beside her husband; they had to put their family pet to sleep
Similar words: death
Definition: the absence of life or state of being dead
Usage: he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life
Definition: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Usage: he didn't get enough sleep last night; calm as a child in dreamless slumber
Similar words: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Definition: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Definition: a torpid state resembling deep sleep
Similar words: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Definition: the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
Definition: a period of time spent sleeping
Usage: he felt better after a little sleep; there wasn't time for a nap
Similar words: time period, period, period of time
Definition: an amount of time
Usage: a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period
Synonyms: catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber
Definition: be asleep
Similar words: rest
Definition: be at rest
Synonyms: sleep
Definition: be able to accommodate for sleeping
Usage: This tent sleeps six people
Similar words: hold, admit, accommodate
Definition: have room for; hold without crowding
Usage: This hotel can accommodate 250 guests; The theater admits 300 people; The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people