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Slumber

To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze.

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Manner of action 6

Aestivate 76% connected

To spend the summer.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bundle 76% connected

A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope, into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance; a loose package; a roll; a…

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Estivate 76% connected

Alt. of Estivation

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Hibernate 76% connected

To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nap 76% connected

To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.

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Oversleep 76% connected

To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.

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Broader term 4

Dormancy 76% connected

The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.

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Quiescence 76% connected

Alt. of Quiescency

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Quiescency 76% connected

The state or quality of being quiescent.

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Rest 76% connected

To arrest.

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Narrower term 1

Sleeping 76% connected

of Sleep

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Derivationally related 6

Slumberous 74% connected

Inviting slumber; soporiferous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Slumberous 74% connected

Inviting slumber; soporiferous.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Kip 92% connected

The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made from it; kipskin.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sleep 92% connected

imp. of Sleep. Slept.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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