Noun
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the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
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bodily function,
bodily process,
body process,
activity an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
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noctambulation,
noctambulism,
sleepwalking,
somnambulation,
somnambulism walking by a person who is asleep
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sleep talking,
somniloquism,
somniloquy uttering speech while asleep
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cat sleep,
catnap,
forty winks,
short sleep,
snooze,
nap sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
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| sleeping -
the state of being asleep
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waking the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking"
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slumber,
sleep a dormant or quiescent state
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| sleeping -
quiet and inactive restfulness
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quiescence,
quiescency,
dormancy |
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repose,
ease,
relaxation,
rest a disposition free from stress or emotion
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