Sleeping
Meanings and phrases
sleeping
- lying with head on paws as if sleeping; dormant
sleeping
- the state of being asleep
- quiet and inactive restfulness; quiescence; quiescency; dormancy
- the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
Sleeping Beauty
- fairy story: princess under an evil spell who could be awakened only by a prince's kiss
n.
- a room used primarily for sleeping; bedroom; sleeping room; chamber; bedchamber
n.
- indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations; promiscuity; promiscuousness
n.
- large padded bag designed to be slept in outdoors; usually rolls up like a bedroll
- A less expensive alternative to using a specialized bass drum pillow is to use an old sleeping bag.
- To keep warm, Hill wrapped herself tight in a sleeping bag, leaving only a small hole for breathing.
- During a video recorded by Ryan himself from within his sleeping bag, he explained that his hands were too cold to operate either his radio or his stove.
n.
- a person who is sleeping soundly
- a potential takeover target that has not yet been put in play
n.
- a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule); sleeping pill; sleeping tablet; sleeping draught
n.
- a passenger car that has berths for sleeping; sleeper; wagon-lit
- The 6-4-4 sleeping car operated through to Los Angeles.
- Four conductors were also employed to serve the sitting and sleeping car passengers.
- The last preserved Class WLAsüge 20 sleeping car is owned by the "Passauer Eisenbahnfreunden".
n.
- a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule); sleeping pill; sleeping tablet; sleeping capsule
n.
- any of various plants of the genus Malvaviscus having brilliant bell-shaped drooping flowers like incompletely opened hibiscus flowers; waxmallow; wax mallow
n.
- a partner (who usually provides capital) whose association with the enterprise is not public knowledge; silent partner
n.
- a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule); sleeping tablet; sleeping capsule; sleeping draught
n.
- a room used primarily for sleeping; bedroom; sleeping accommodation; chamber; bedchamber
n.
- an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness; sleepy sickness; epidemic encephalitis; lethargic encephalitis; encephalitis lethargica
- Drug advances for sleeping sickness included Germanin and tryparsamide.
- Melarsoprol Melarsoprol is a medication used for the treatment of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis).
- Afterwards, he served in West Africa, in Gabon and French Congo, where he researched malaria, sleeping sickness and pellagra.
n.
- a soporific drug in the form of a pill (or tablet or capsule); sleeping pill; sleeping capsule; sleeping draught
E.g.
- Investigators found 10 empty bags for sleeping pills in the kitchen bin.
- Erik is an insomniac, who takes heavy sleeping pills and has marital troubles.
- He developed a chest infection and could not sleep properly, so he took sleeping pills.
E.g.
- A usual consist had two sleeping cars, being increased to three in busier periods.
- The BR decided from the very beginning that it would operate its own sleeping cars.
- Unlike most Amtrak long-distance trains, the "Palmetto" does not have sleeping cars.
E.g.
- These include the sleeping quarters and the corridor of the "secret room".
- The sleeping quarters are kept clear of shells, and feces are stored in refuse tunnels.
- The sleeping quarters, officer's room, locker room and bathroom are on the second floor.
E.g.
- She rushes to prevent the pair from sleeping together.
- They end up kissing and sleeping together.
- The atmosphere heats up and they end up sleeping together.
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- Products include tents, backpacks, and sleeping bags.
- Much of the equipment, including sleeping bags, clothing and cooking stoves, also needed to be designed from scratch.
- Both Cutshall and Allen were killed with a .45-caliber Marlin rifle as they slept in their sleeping bags on the beach.