English-Thai Dictionary
sleep
N การ หลับ การ นอนหลับ การ ง่วง ซึม kan-lab
sleep
N ความตาย (ทาง วรรณ คดี kwam-tai
sleep
VI หลับ doze nap snooze awaken lab
sleep
VI ไม่ กระฉับกระเฉง ซึมเซา ง่วง ซึม mai-kra-chab-kra-chang
sleep
VT มี เตียงนอน พอ (สำหรับ ผู้ พัก (ห้าม ใช้ รูป passive voice me-tiang-non-por
sleep around
PHRV มีเพศสัมพันธ์ กับ (โดยเฉพาะ ผู้หญิง มีเพศสัมพันธ์ กับ คน หลาย คน me-ped-sam-pan-kab
sleep away
PHRV หลับ ไม่ยอม ตื่น หลับ ยาว หลับ ต่อเนื่อง sleep off lab-mai-yom-tuan
sleep in
PHRV นอน ดึก นอน ตื่น สาย lie in non-duek
sleep in
PHRV นอน พัก ที่ทำงาน /บ้าน non-pak-ti-tam-ngan-ban
sleep like a log
IDM นอน หลับสนิท non-lab-sa-nid
sleep like a top
IDM นอน หลับสนิท non-lab-sa-nid
sleep off
PHRV นอนหลับ เพื่อให้ หาย จาก sleep away non-lub-puea-hai-hai-jak
sleep on
PHRV นอนหลับ บน sleep upon non-lab-bon
sleep on it
PHRV คิด และ ตัดสินใจ เกี่ยวกับ kid-lea-tad-sin-jai-kiao-kab
sleep out
PHRV นอน ข้างนอก หลับ ข้างนอก non-kang-nok
sleep over
PHRV นอนค้าง (บ้าน คนอื่น non-kang
sleep rough
PHRV นอน โดย ไม่มี เตียงนอน live rough rough it non-doi-mai-me-tiang-non
sleep round
PHRV นอนหลับ ทั้งวัน และ คืน นอนหลับ นาน24ชั่วโมง non-lab-tang-wan-tang-kuan
sleep through
PHRV นอนหลับ ได้ ทั้งๆ ที่ มี (บางสิ่ง นอนหลับ ง่าย หลับ ได้ non-lab-dai-tang-tang-ti-me
sleep together
PHRV นอน ร่วม ห้อง หรือ เตียง เดียวกัน นอน ห้อง เดียวกัน sleep with non-ruam-hong-rue-ting-diao-kan
sleep upon
PHRV นอนหลับ บน sleep on non-lab-bon
sleep with
PHRV นอนหลับ ห้อง หรือ เตียง เดียว กับ นอน รวมกัน sleep together non-lab-hong-rue-tiang-diao-kan
sleeper
N คน นอนหลับ kon-non-lab
sleeper
N รถไฟ ตู้ นอน รถ นอน sleeping car rod-fai-tu-non
sleeping
N การ นอน
sleeping bag
N ถุงนอน tung-non
sleeping car
N รถ นอน rod-non
sleeping pill
N ยานอนหลับ ya-non-lab
sleeping sickness
N โรค ร้าย เกิด จาก แมลงช นิดหนึ่ง เป็น พาหะ rok-rai-koed-jak-ma-lang-cha-nid-nuang
sleepless
ADJ นอนไม่หลับ non-mai-lab
sleepwalk
VI เดิน ละเมอ เดินข ณะ หลับ doen-la-mor
sleepwalk
VI ไม่ใส่ใจ ไม่แยแส mai-sai-jai
sleepwalking
N การ เดิน ละเมอ somnambulant noctambulism kan-doen-la-mor
sleepwalking
N การ เดิน ละเมอ การ เดิน หลับ การ เดินข ณะ หลับ kan-doen-la-mor
sleepy
ADJ ง่วงนอน ซึมเซา ง่วง ซึม ไร้ ชีวิตชีวา somnolent sluggish alert wakeful ngun-non
sleepyhead
N คน ขี้เซา kon-ke-sao
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SLEEP
v.i.pret. and pp. slept. 1. To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind. The proper time to sleep in during the darkness of night.
2. To rest; to be unemployed; to be inactive or motionless; as, the sword sleeps in its sheath.
3. To rest; to lie or be still; not to be noticed or agitated. The question sleeps for the present.
4. To live thoughtlessly. We sleep over our happiness.
5. To be dead; to rest in the grave for a time. 1 Thessalonians 4:14.
6. To be careless, inattentive or unconcerned; not be vigilant.
SLEEP
n.That state of an animal in which the voluntary exertion of his mental and corporeal powers is suspended, and he rests unconscious of what passes around him, and not affected by the ordinary impressions of external objects. Sleep is generally attended with a relaxation of the muscles, but the involuntary motions, as respiration and the circulation of the blood, are continued. The mind is often very active in sleep; but its powers not being under the control of reason, its exercises are very irregular. Sleep is the natural rest or repose intended by the Creator to restore the powers of the body and mind, when exhausted or fatigued.
SLEEP OF PLANTS
a state of plants at night, when their least droop or are folded.
SLEEPER
n. 1. A person that sleeps; also, a drone or lazy person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law not executed. [Not in use. ]
3. AN animal that lies dormant in winter, as the bear, the marmot, etc.
4. In building, the oblique rafter that lies in a gutter,
5. In New England, a floor timber.
6. In ship-building, a thick piece of timber placed longitudinally in a ship's hold, opposite the several scarfs of the timbers, for strengthening the bows and stern-frame, particularly in the Greenland ships; or a piece of long compass-timber fayed and bolted diagonally upon the transoms.
7. In the glass trade, a large iron bar crossing the smaller ones, hindering the passage of coals, but leaving room for the ashes.
8. A platform.
9. A fish. [exocatus.]
SLEEPFUL
a.Strongly inclined to sleep. [Little used. ]
SLEEPFULNESS
n.Strong inclination to sleep. [Little used. ]
SLEEPILY
adv. 1. Drowsily; with desire to sleep.
2. Dully; in a lazy manner; heavily Raleigh
3. Stupidly.
SLEEPINESS
n.Drowsiness; inclination to sleep.
SLEEPING
ppr. Resting; reposing in sleep.
SLEEPING
n.The state of resting in sleep.
SLEEPLESS
a. 1. Having no sleep; without sleep; wakeful.
2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated; as Biscay's sleepless bay.
SLEEPLESSNESS
n.Want or destitution of sleep.
SLEEPY
a. 1. Drowsy; inclined to sleep.
2. Not awake. She wak'd her sleep crew.
3. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as a sleepy drink or potion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SLEEP
SLEEP Sleep, obs.
Defn: imp. of Sleep. Slept. Chaucer.
SLEEP
Sleep, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slept; p. pr. & vb. n. Sleeping. ] Etym: [OE. slepen, AS. sl; akin to OFries. sl, OS. slapan, D. slapen, OHG. slafan, G. schlafen, Goth. sl, and G. schlaff slack, loose, and L. labi to glide, slide, labare to totter. Cf. Lapse. ]
1. To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind, and an apathy of the organs of sense; to slumber. Chaucer. Watching at the head of these that sleep. Milton.
2. Figuratively: (a ) To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly. We sleep over our happiness. Atterbury.
(b ) To be dead; to lie in the grave. Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 1 Thess. iv. 14.
(c ) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie dormant; as, a question sleeps for the present; the law sleeps. How sweet the moonlight sleep upon this bank! Shak.
SLEEP
SLEEP Sleep, v. t.
1. To be slumbering in; -- followed by a cognate object; as, to sleep a dreamless sleep. Tennyson.
2. To give sleep to; to furnish with accomodations for sleeping; to lodge. [R.] Blackw. Mag. To sleep away, to spend in sleep; as, to sleep away precious time. -- To sleep off, to become free from by sleep; as, to sleep off drunkeness or fatigue.
SLEEP
Sleep, n. Etym: [AS. sl; akin to OFries. sl, OS. slap, D. slaap, OHG. slaf, G. schlaf, Goth. sl. See Sleep, v. i.]
Defn: A natural and healthy, but temporary and periodical, suspension of the functions of the organs of sense, as well as of those of the voluntary and rational soul; that state of the animal in which there is a lessened acuteness of sensory perception, a confusion of ideas,and a loss of mental control, followed by a more or less unconscious state. "A man that waketh of his sleep. " Chaucer. O sleep, thou ape of death. Shak.
Note: Sleep is attended by a relaxation of the muscles, and the absence of voluntary activity for any rational objects or purpose. The pulse is slower, the respiratory movements fewer in number but more profound, and there is less blood in the cerebral vessels. It is susceptible of greater or less intensity or completeness in its control of the powers. Sleep of plants (Bot. ), a state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other, and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
Syn. -- Slumber; repose; rest; nap; doze; drowse.
SLEEP-AT-NOON
SLEEP-AT-NOON Sleep "-at-noon ", n. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant (Tragopogon pratensis ) which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard. Dr. Prior.
SLEEP-CHARGED
SLEEP-CHARGED Sleep "-charged `, a.
Defn: Heavy with sleep.
SLEEPER
SLEEPER Sleep "er, n.
1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy person.
2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs. ] Bacon.
3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An animal that hibernates, as the bear.
5. (Zoöl.) (a ) A large fresh-water gobioid fish (Eleotris dormatrix ). (b ) A nurse shark. See under Nurse.
SLEEPER
Sleep "er, n. Etym: [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber ), as adj. ,slippery, smooth. See Slape. ]
Defn: Something lying in a reclining posture or position. Specifically: -- (a ) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc. ; a stringpiece. (b ) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the ground story. [U.S.](c ) (Naut. ) One of the knees which connect the transoms to the after timbers on the ship's quarter. (d ) (Naut. ) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.
SLEEPFUL
SLEEPFUL Sleep "ful, a.
Defn: Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy. -- Sleep "ful *ness, n.
SLEEPILY
SLEEPILY Sleep "i *ly, adv.
Defn: In a sleepy manner; drowsily.
SLEEPINESS
SLEEPINESS Sleep "i *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being sleepy.
SLEEPING
SLEEPING Sleep "ing, a. & n.
Defn: from Sleep. Sleeping car, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with apartments and berths for sleeping. -- Sleeping partner (Com. ), a dormant partner. See under Dormant. -- Sleeping table (Mining ), a stationary inclined platform on which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.
SLEEPISH
SLEEPISH Sleep "ish, a.
Defn: Disposed to sleep; sleepy; drowsy. Your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security. Ford.
SLEEPLESS
SLEEPLESS Sleep "less, a.
1. Having no sleep; wakeful.
2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated. "Biscay's sleepless bay. " Byron. -- Sleep "less *ly, adv. -- Sleep "less *ness, n.
SLEEPMARKEN
SLEEPMARKEN Sleep "mark `en, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See 1st Hag, 4.
SLEEPWAKER
SLEEPWAKER Sleep "wak `er, n.
Defn: On in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
SLEEPWAKING
SLEEPWAKING Sleep "wak `ing, n.
Defn: The state of one mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
SLEEPWALKER
SLEEPWALKER Sleep "walk `er, n.
Defn: One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist.
SLEEPWALKING
SLEEPWALKING Sleep "walk `ing, n.
Defn: Walking in one's sleep.
SLEEPY
Sleep "y, a. [Compar. Sleepier; superl. Sleepiest.] Etym: [AS. sl. See Sleep, n.]
1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. Shak. She waked her sleepy crew. Dryden.
2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a sleepy drink or potion. Chaucer.
3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. Shak. 'Tis not sleepy business; But must be looked to speedily and strongly. Shak.
4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy security. Sleepy duck (Zoöl.), the ruddy duck.
SLEEPYHEAD
SLEEPYHEAD Sleep "y *head `, n.
1. A sleepy person. To bed, to bed, says Sleepyhead. Mother Goose.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The ruddy duck.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sleep
sleep |slēp slip | ▶noun 1 a condition of body and mind such as that which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is relatively inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended: I was on the verge of sleep | [ in sing. ] : a good night's sleep. • chiefly literary a state compared to or resembling this, such as death or complete silence or stillness: a photograph of the poet in his last sleep. 2 a gummy or gritty secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep: she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. ▶verb ( past and past participle slept |slept | ) [ no obj. ] 1 rest in such a condition; be asleep: she slept for half an hour | (as adj. sleeping ) : he looked at the sleeping child. • be inactive or dormant: Copenhagen likes to be known as the city that never sleeps. • literary be at peace in death; lie buried: he sleeps beneath the silver birches. 2 [ with obj. ] provide (a specified number of people ) with beds, rooms, or places to stay the night: studios sleeping two people cost $70 a night. 3 [ with adverbial ] have sexual intercourse or be involved in a sexual relationship: I won't sleep with a man who doesn't respect me. PHRASES one could do something in one's sleep informal one regards something as so easy that it will require no effort or conscious thought to accomplish: she knew the music perfectly, could sing it in her sleep. get to sleep manage to fall asleep. go to sleep fall asleep. • (of a limb ) become numb as a result of prolonged pressure. let sleeping dogs lie proverb avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but might do so as a result of such interference. lose sleep see lose. put someone to sleep make someone unconscious by the use of drugs, alcohol, or an anesthetic. • (also send someone to sleep ) bore someone greatly. put something to sleep kill an animal, esp. an old, sick, or badly injured one, painlessly (used euphemistically ). • Computing put a computer on standby while it is not being used, esp. in order to reduce power consumption. sleep easy see easy. sleep like a log (or top ) sleep very soundly. sleep on it informal delay making a decision on something until the following day so as to have more time to consider it. the sleep of the just a deep, untroubled sleep. sleep rough see rough. sleep tight [ usu. in imperative ] sleep well (said to someone when parting from them at night ). sleep with one eye open sleep very lightly, aware of what is happening around one. PHRASAL VERBS sleep around informal have many casual sexual partners. sleep in remain asleep or in bed later than usual in the morning. • sleep by night at one's place of work. sleep something off /away dispel the effects of or recover from something by going to sleep: she thought it wise to let him sleep off his hangover. sleep out sleep outdoors. sleep over spend the night at a place other than one's own home: Katie was asked to sleep over with Jenny. ORIGIN Old English slēp, slǣp (noun ), slēpan, slǣpan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slapen and German schlafen .
sleeper
sleep er |ˈslēpər ˈslipər | ▶noun 1 [ with adj. ] a person or animal who is asleep or who sleeps in a specified way: he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac. 2 a thing used for or connected with sleeping, in particular: • a train carrying sleeping cars. • a sleeping car, or a berth in one. • (often sleepers ) one-piece coverall pajamas for a baby or small child. • a sofa or chair that converts into a bed. 3 a movie, book, play, etc. , that achieves sudden unexpected success after initially attracting little attention, typically one that proves popular without much promotion or expenditure. • an antique whose true value goes unrecognized for some time. • (also sleeper agent ) a secret agent who remains inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position. 4 Brit. a railroad tie. 5 a stocky fish with mottled coloration that occurs widely in warm seas and fresh water. [Dormitator and other genera, family Gobiidae (or Eleotridae ): many species. ]
sleeper cell
sleep er cell ▶noun a secretive group of spies or terrorist agents that remain inactive within a target population until ordered to act.
sleep-in
sleep-in ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of a domestic employee ) resident in an employer's house: a sleep-in babysitter. ▶noun a form of protest in which the participants sleep overnight in premises that they have occupied: a student sleep-in began last night.
sleepiness
sleep i ness |ˈslēpēnis | ▶noun the state of being sleepy: long road trips cause fatigue and sleepiness.
sleeping bag
sleep ing bag |ˈslipɪŋ ˌbæɡ | ▶noun a warm lined padded bag to sleep in, esp. when camping.
sleeping car
sleep ing car |ˈslipɪŋ ˌkɑr | ▶noun a railroad car provided with beds or berths.
sleeping draught
sleep |ing draught ▶noun Brit. dated a drink or drug intended to induce sleep.
sleeping partner
sleep ing part ner |slipɪŋ ˈpɑrtnər | ▶noun British term for silent partner.
sleeping pill
sleep ing pill |ˈslipɪŋ ˌpɪl | ▶noun a tablet of a drug that helps to induce sleep.
sleeping policeman
sleep |ing po ¦lice |man ▶noun Brit. a hump in the road intended to cause traffic to reduce speed.
sleeping sickness
sleep ing sick ness |slipɪŋ ˈsɪknɪs | ▶noun 1 a tropical disease caused by a parasitic protozoan (trypanosome ) that is transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. It causes fever, chills, pain in the limbs, and anemia, and eventually affects the nervous system causing extreme lethargy and death. See also trypanosomiasis. 2 another term for encephalitis lethargica.
sleep-learning
sleep-learn ing ▶noun learning by hearing while asleep, typically by playing a tape recording of what is to be learned.
sleepless
sleep less |ˈslēplis ˈsliplɪs | ▶adjective characterized by or experiencing lack of sleep: another sleepless night | Lisa lay sleepless. • chiefly literary continually active or moving: the sleepless river. DERIVATIVES sleep less ly adverb, sleep less ness noun
sleep mode
sleep mode |slip moʊd | ▶noun Electronics a power-saving mode of operation in which devices or parts of devices are switched off until needed.
sleep-out
sleep-out ▶noun an occasion of sleeping outdoors.
sleepover
sleep o ver |ˈslēpˌōvər ˈsliːpoʊvər | ▶noun an occasion of spending the night away from home, or of having a guest or guests spend the night in one's home, esp. as a party for children.
sleepsuit
sleep |suit |ˈsliːpsuːt | ▶noun Brit. a young child's one-piece garment, typically worn as nightwear.
sleepwalk
sleep walk |ˈslēpˌwôk ˈslipˌwɔk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] walk around and sometimes perform other actions while asleep. ▶noun an instance of such activity. DERIVATIVES sleep walk er noun
sleepwear
sleep wear |ˈslēpˌwe (ə )r ˈslipwɛr | ▶noun pajamas or other clothing suitable for wearing in bed.
sleepy
sleep y |ˈslēpē ˈslipi | ▶adjective ( sleepier, sleepiest ) needing or ready for sleep: the wine had made her sleepy. • showing the effects of sleep: she rubbed her sleepy eyes. • inducing sleep; soporific: the sleepy heat of the afternoon. • (of a place ) without much activity: he turned off the road into a sleepy little town. • (of a business, organization, or industry ) lacking the ability or will to respond to change; not dynamic: it was once a sleepy subsidiary of Foster & Sykes. DERIVATIVES sleep i ly |ˈslēpəlē |adverb
sleepyhead
sleep y head |ˈslēpēˌhed ˈslipiˌhɛd | ▶noun a sleepy or inattentive person (usually as a form of address ): come on, sleepyhead, time to get up.
Sleepy Hollow
Sleep y Hol low a town in southeastern New York, east of the Hudson River and north of Tarrytown. It is associated with the writings of Washington Irving.
sleepy sickness
sleepy sick |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. encephalitis lethargica, a brain infection causing drowsiness and sometimes coma. See also sleeping sickness.
Oxford Dictionary
sleep
sleep |sliːp | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a condition of body and mind which typically recurs for several hours every night, in which the nervous system is inactive, the eyes closed, the postural muscles relaxed, and consciousness practically suspended: I was on the verge of sleep | [ in sing. ] : a good night's sleep. • chiefly literary a state compared to or resembling sleep, such as death or complete silence or stillness: a photograph of the poet in his last sleep. • [ count noun ] informal (typically in the context of anticipating a forthcoming event ) a night, or a night's sleep: two more sleeps till I fly to LA. 2 a gummy secretion found in the corners of the eyes after sleep: she sat up, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. ▶verb ( past and past participle slept |slɛpt | ) 1 [ no obj. ] be in a state of sleep: she slept for half an hour | (as adj. sleeping ) : he looked at the sleeping child. • be inactive or dormant: Copenhagen likes to be known as the city that never sleeps. • literary be at peace in death; lie buried: he sleeps in Holywell cemetery. 2 [ with obj. ] provide (a specified number of people ) with beds, rooms, or places to stay the night: studios sleeping two people cost £70 a night. 3 [ no obj., with adverbial ] have sexual intercourse or be involved in a sexual relationship: I won't sleep with a man who doesn't respect me. PHRASES one could do something in one's sleep informal one could do something with no effort or conscious thought. get to sleep manage to fall asleep: he got to sleep eventually. go to sleep fall asleep. • (of a limb ) become numb as a result of prolonged pressure. let sleeping dogs lie proverb avoid interfering in a situation that is currently causing no problems but may well do so as a result of such interference. put someone to sleep make someone unconscious by using drugs, alcohol, or an anaesthetic. • (also send someone to sleep ) bore someone greatly. put something to sleep kill an animal, especially an old or badly injured one, painlessly (used euphemistically ). sleep easy see easy. sleep like a log (or top ) sleep very soundly. sleep on it informal delay making a decision until the following day. the sleep of the just a deep, untroubled sleep. sleep rough see rough. sleep tight [ usu. in imperative ] sleep well. sleep with one eye open sleep very lightly, aware of what is happening around one. PHRASAL VERBS sleep around informal have many casual sexual partners. sleep in remain asleep or in bed later than usual in the morning: life assumes a different rhythm on the weekend; we sleep in, cut the grass, wash the car. sleep something off dispel the effects of or recover from something by going to sleep: she thought it wise to let him sleep off his hangover. sleep out sleep outdoors: they slept out all night by the river. sleep over N. Amer. spend the night at a place other than one's own home: Katie was asked to sleep over with Jenny. ORIGIN Old English slēp, slǣp (noun ), slēpan, slǣpan (verb ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch slapen and German schlafen .
sleeper
sleep ¦er |ˈsliːpə | ▶noun 1 a person or animal who is asleep or who sleeps in a specified way: he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac. 2 a thing used for or connected with sleeping, in particular: • a train carrying sleeping cars. • a sleeping car, or a berth in one. • informal a sleeping pill. • (usu. sleepers ) chiefly N. Amer. a sleepsuit for a baby or small child. • N. Amer. a sofa or chair that converts into a bed. 3 a film, book, play, etc. that eventually achieves unexpected success after initially attracting very little attention. • an antique whose true value goes unrecognized for some time. • (also sleeper agent ) a secret agent who remains inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position. 4 Brit. a ring or post worn in a pierced ear to keep the hole from closing. 5 Brit. a wooden or concrete beam laid transversely under railway track to support it. 6 a stocky fish with mottled coloration which occurs widely in warm seas and fresh water. ●Dormitator and other genera, family Gobiidae (or Eleotridae ): many species. See also cockabully .
sleeper cell
sleep ¦er cell ▶noun a group of secret agents that have remained inactive for a long period.
sleep-in
sleep-in ▶adjective [ attrib. ] (of a domestic employee ) resident in an employer's house: a sleep-in babysitter. ▶noun 1 an instance of remaining asleep or in bed longer than usual in the morning: a well-deserved sleep-in. 2 a form of protest in which the participants sleep overnight in premises which they have occupied: a student sleep-in began last night.
sleepiness
sleepi |ness |ˈsliːpɪnɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the state of being sleepy: long road trips cause fatigue and sleepiness.
sleeping bag
sleep |ing bag ▶noun a warm lined padded bag to sleep in, especially when camping.
sleeping car
sleeping car (Brit. also sleeping carriage ) ▶noun a railway carriage provided with beds or berths.
sleeping draught
sleep |ing draught ▶noun Brit. dated a drink or drug intended to induce sleep.
sleeping partner
sleep |ing part |ner ▶noun Brit. a partner not sharing in the actual work of a firm.
sleeping pill
sleep |ing pill ▶noun a tablet of a drug which helps to induce sleep, such as chloral hydrate or a barbiturate sedative.
sleeping policeman
sleep |ing po ¦lice |man ▶noun Brit. a hump in the road intended to cause traffic to reduce speed.
sleeping sickness
sleep |ing sick |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a tropical disease caused by parasitic protozoans (trypanosomes ) which are transmitted by the bite of the tsetse fly. It causes fever, chills, pain in the limbs, and anaemia, and eventually affects the nervous system causing extreme lethargy and death. Also called trypanosomiasis. 2 US term for sleepy sickness.
sleep-learning
sleep-learning ▶noun [ mass noun ] learning by hearing while asleep, typically by playing a tape recording of what is to be learned.
sleepless
sleep |less |ˈsliːplɪs | ▶adjective characterized by or experiencing lack of sleep: another sleepless night | Lisa lay sleepless. • chiefly literary continually active or moving: the sleepless river. DERIVATIVES sleeplessly adverb, sleeplessness noun
sleep mode
sleep mode ▶noun Electronics a power-saving mode of operation in which devices or parts of devices are switched off until needed.
sleep-out
sleep |out |ˈsliːpaʊt | ▶noun an occasion of sleeping outdoors. • Austral. /NZ a veranda, porch, or outbuilding providing sleeping accommodation.
sleepover
sleep |over |ˈsliːpəʊvə | ▶noun a night spent by children or young people at a friend's house.
sleepsuit
sleep |suit |ˈsliːpsuːt | ▶noun Brit. a young child's one-piece garment, typically worn as nightwear.
sleepwalk
sleep |walk |ˈsliːpwɔːk | ▶verb [ no obj. ] walk around and sometimes perform other actions while asleep. • engage in an activity without interest, enthusiasm, or awareness of the possible consequences: we are sleepwalking into a surveillance society. ▶noun an instance of sleepwalking. DERIVATIVES sleepwalker noun
sleepwear
sleepwear |ˈsliːpwɛː | ▶noun [ mass noun ] clothing suitable for wearing in bed.
sleepy
sleepy |ˈsliːpi | ▶adjective ( sleepier, sleepiest ) needing or ready for sleep: the wine had made her sleepy. • showing the effects of sleep: she rubbed her sleepy eyes. • inducing sleep; soporific: the sleepy heat of the afternoon. • (of a place ) without much activity: he turned off the road into a sleepy little town. • (of a business or organization ) lacking the ability or will to respond to change; not dynamic: the one-time sleepy world of pensions. DERIVATIVES sleepily adverb
sleepyhead
sleepy |head |ˈsliːpɪhɛd | ▶noun a sleepy or inattentive person (usually as a form of address ): come on, sleepyhead, time to get up.
Sleepy Hollow
Sleep y Hol low a town in southeastern New York, east of the Hudson River and north of Tarrytown. It is associated with the writings of Washington Irving.
sleepy sickness
sleepy sick |ness ▶noun [ mass noun ] Brit. encephalitis lethargica, a brain infection causing drowsiness and sometimes coma. See also sleeping sickness.
American Oxford Thesaurus
sleep
sleep noun go and have a sleep: nap, doze, siesta, catnap, beauty sleep; informal snooze, forty winks, bit of shut-eye, power nap; literary slumber. ▶verb she slept for about an hour: be asleep, doze, take a siesta, take a nap, catnap, sleep like a log; informal snooze, catch /snatch forty winks, get some shut-eye, put one's head down, catch some Zs; humorous be in the land of Nod, be in the arms of Morpheus; literary slumber. ANTONYMS wake up. PHRASES go to sleep I'm trying to go to sleep: fall asleep, get to sleep; informal drop off, nod off, drift off, crash out, sack out. put an animal to sleep our beloved poodle Maxie had to be put to sleep: put down, destroy, euthanize. WORD LINKS sedative, soporific causing drowsiness or sleep Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
sleepiness
sleepiness noun did you tell the doctor about your chronic sleepiness? drowsiness, tiredness, somnolence, languor, languidness, doziness; lethargy, sluggishness, lassitude, enervation.
sleepless
sleepless adjective he lay sleepless until dawn: wakeful, restless, without sleep, insomniac; (wide ) awake, unsleeping, tossing and turning.
sleepwalker
sleepwalker noun Hansen was startled to learn he had become a sleepwalker: somnambulist.
sleepy
sleepy adjective 1 she felt very sleepy: drowsy, tired, somnolent, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, asleep on one's feet; lethargic, sluggish, enervated, torpid; informal dopey; literary slumberous. ANTONYMS awake, alert. 2 the sleepy heat of the afternoon: soporific, sleep-inducing, somnolent. ANTONYMS invigorating. 3 a sleepy little village: quiet, peaceful, tranquil, placid, slow-moving, restful; dull, boring. ANTONYMS busy, bustling. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
sleep
sleep noun why don't you go and lie down and have a sleep? nap, doze, rest, siesta, drowse, catnap; beauty sleep; informal snooze, forty winks, a bit of shut-eye, power nap; Brit. informal kip, zizz; children's language bye-byes; literary slumber. PHRASES go to sleep I went to sleep almost as soon as my head hit the pillow: fall asleep, get to sleep; informal drop off, nod off, go off, drift off, crash out, go out like a light, flake out, conk out; N. Amer. informal sack out, zone out. put something to sleep the horse's condition deteriorated and he was put to sleep: put down, destroy, put out of its misery. ▶verb she slept for about an hour: be asleep, doze, rest, take a siesta, nap, take a nap, catnap, drowse; sleep like a log /top; informal snooze, snatch forty winks, get some shut-eye, be in the land of Nod; Brit. informal kip, have a kip, get one's head down, zizz, get some zizz, doss (down ); N. Amer. informal catch some Zs; literary slumber, be in the arms of Morpheus. ANTONYMS wake up. WORD LINKS sleep hypno- related prefix, as in hypnotherapy narco- related prefix, as in narcolepsy somn- related prefix, as in somnambulism sedative, hypnotic, soporific causing sleep hypnophobia fear of sleep Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
sleepiness
sleepiness noun drowsiness, tiredness, somnolence, languor, languidness, doziness; lethargy, sluggishness, inactivity, heaviness, lassitude, enervation, torpor, torpidity; Medicine narcosis, narcolepsy; rare somnolency, comatoseness, oscitancy, oscitation.
sleepless
sleepless adjective she spent a sleepless night agonizing over what had happened | he lay sleepless until dawn: wakeful, restless, disturbed, without sleep; awake, wide awake, unsleeping, tossing and turning; insomniac; archaic watchful; rare insomnolent.
sleeplessness
sleeplessness noun sleeplessness can lead to irritability and aggression: insomnia, wakefulness.
sleepwalker
sleepwalker noun somnambulist, noctambulist; rare night-walker.
sleepwalking
sleepwalking noun somnambulism, noctambulism; rare somnambulation, noctambulation, night-walking.
sleepy
sleepy adjective 1 it was a hot day and she felt very sleepy: drowsy, tired, somnolent, languid, languorous, heavy-eyed, dozy, nodding, asleep on one's feet, yawning; lethargic, sluggish, inactive, enervated, torpid, comatose; informal snoozy, dopey, yawny; literary slumberous; rare oscitant, slumbersome. ANTONYMS awake, alert. 2 the sleepy heat of the afternoon: soporific, sleep-inducing, somnolent, hypnotic. ANTONYMS energizing, invigorating. 3 a sleepy little fishing village: quiet, peaceful, tranquil, placid, slow-moving, inactive; dull, boring, backwater, backwoods; informal one-horse. ANTONYMS busy. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Duden Dictionary
Sleeper
Slee per Substantiv, maskulin Jargon , der |ˈsliːpɐ |der Sleeper; Genitiv: des Sleepers, Plural: die Sleeper englisch sleeper, zu: to sleep = schlafen 1 Liegesitz, besonders in Passagierflugzeugen 2 (für eine spätere Aufgabe ) irgendwo eingeschleuster, aber noch nicht tätiger Spion, Geheimagent o. Ä.
French Dictionary
sleeping
sleeping FORME FAUTIVE Anglicisme pour wagon-lit.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
sleep
sleep /sliːp /〖語源は 「ゆるんだ 」〗(形 副 )asleep, (形 )sleepless, sleepy 動詞 ～s /-s /; slept /slept /; ～ing 自動詞 1 〖～ (＋副詞 )〗〈人 動物が 〉眠る ; 眠り続ける (!(1 )副詞 は様態などの表現. (2 )sleepは 「 (一定時間 )眠る行為 」をさす; 「彼は早く寝た [床についた ]」はHe went to bed [╳slept ] early .) ▸ sleep well [badly ]よく眠る [眠れない ]▸ sleep soundly [deeply, peacefully ]ぐっすり眠る ▸ sleep late on Sunday mornings 日曜の朝は遅くまで寝る ▸ She didn't [couldn't ] sleep at all [a wink ] last night .昨晩彼女は一睡もできなかった ▸ sleep in one's bed 自分のベッドで眠る (!｟コーパス ｠lieを含むlie sleeping on one's bedやsleep on the couchのように臨時のベッドに寝るような場合を除いて 前置詞 は通例inを用いる ) 語法 1 ｟コーパス ｠「眠っている 」状態に言及する場合は, be sleepingよりもbe asleepの方が好まれる. 副詞 の位置の違いにも注意 (↑第2例 )▸ be fast [sound, soundly, deeply ] asleep ぐっすり眠っている 2 状態の変化に注目する場合はsleepではなく, go to sleepまたはfall asleepを用いる ▸ I always take off my makeup before I go to sleep [╳I sleep ].私は寝る前にいつも化粧を落とす 2 〈人が 〉 «…に » 泊まる , 寝る , «…で » 夜を過ごす «at , in » ▸ sleep at my uncle's house 叔父さんの家に泊まる ▸ Five people can sleep in my car .私の車には5人寝られる (≒My car sleeps five people. ; ↓他動詞 2 )3 ｟文 ｠〈町 家などが 〉静まりかえっている ; 〈才能などが 〉発揮されていない ; 〈人が 〉ぼんやりしている ; 〈動物が 〉冬眠する ▸ While the town was still sleeping , he left for the city .街がまだ眠っているころ, 彼は都会に向けて旅立った 4 〈死者が 〉永眠している, (死んで )眠っている .他動詞 1 a. 〈期間 〉を眠って過ごす ▸ sleep the night ｟英 ｠(よその家で )一晩泊まる b. 〖～ oneself C 〗眠ってC 〈状態 〉になる ▸ sleep oneself sober 寝て酔いをさます 2 〈ホテル テントなどが 〉〈ある数の人 〉を泊めることができる (!受け身 進行形にしない ) ▸ This hotel sleeps [can sleep ] 1000 guests .このホテルには千人泊まれる 3 〈人 動物が 〉眠る (!形容詞 の付いた同族目的語sleepを伴って ) ▸ sleep a sound [deep ] sleep ≒ sleep soundly [deeply ]ぐっすり眠る ▸ sleep the dead sleep [the sleep of the dead ]死んだようになって眠る be sl è pt í n [ó n ]〖否定文で 〗〈ベッドが 〉使用されていない ▸ Her bed hadn't been slept in .彼女のベッドは人が寝た形跡がなかった sl è ep ar ó und ｟くだけて しばしばけなして ｠いろいろな相手と性的関係を持つ .sl è ep A aw á y [aw á y A ]A 〈一定の期間 〉を寝て過ごす ; A 〈酔いなど 〉を寝て治す ▸ sleep away one's summer holidays in Canada カナダで夏休暇を過ごす ▸ sleep away one's hangover 二日酔いを寝て治す sl è ep í n 1 (いつもより )朝寝坊する (→oversleep )▸ They usually sleep in on Sundays .彼らは日曜はたいていゆっくり寝ている 2 〈雇人が 〉住み込みである (↔sleep out ).sl è ep A ó ff [ó ff A ]A 〈酔い 心配など 〉を眠って治す ▸ sleep off one's hangover 眠って二日酔いをさます ▸ You should sleep the beer off before you drive .車に乗る前に眠ってビールの酔いをさましたほうがいいよ ▸ Why don't you sleep it off ?少し寝たらどうだ sl é ep on A ｟くだけて ｠A 〈問題など 〉を一晩寝て考える, Aの回答を翌朝まで延ばす ▸ Let me sleep on it and figure it out .一晩考えさせてくれ sl è ep ó ut 1 〈雇人が 〉通いである (↔sleep in ).2 外泊する, 屋外で眠る .sl è ep ó ver «…の家に » 泊まる «at » ▸ Can you sleep over again tonight? もう一晩泊まってもらえませんか ▸ sleep over at my uncle's house 叔父の家に泊まる sl è ep r ó ugh ｟英 ｠(金がないので )野宿する .sl è ep thr ó ugh «…まで » 眠り続ける «till , until » ▸ sleep through until 9 o'clock 9時まで眠り続ける sl é ep through A A 〈あらしなど 〉に気付かずに眠る ; Aの間中眠り続ける ▸ sleep through the night 一晩中眠る Sl è ep t í ght .｟くだけた話 ｠ゆっくりおやすみ ▸ “Sleep tight , Joan. ” “I will. ”「ジョーン, ぐっすりおやすみなさい 」「うん 」 (!眠る前の子供に対して言う ) sl è ep tog é ther 1 ｟くだけて ｠〈まだ結婚していない男女が 〉寝る, セックスをする (!have sexの遠回し表現; 今は同性愛者にも用いる ) .2 一緒に眠る .sl é ep with A 1 ｟くだけて ｠〈男 女が 〉A 〈まだ結婚していない異性 〉と寝る, セックスをする (!have sexの遠回し表現 ) ▸ I've never slept with anyone else but him .彼以外のほかのだれとも寝たことはないわ 2 A 〈武器など 〉を持って眠る ▸ He slept with a knife under his pillow .彼はまくらの下にナイフを置いて眠った 3 A 〈人 〉と眠る ▸ John was sleeping with his mother .ジョンは母親と眠っていた (!英米では特別な理由がない限り, 子は別の寝室が与えられ親とは別に寝る ) 名詞 1 U 眠り, 睡眠 ; 眠気 ▸ He needs to get some sleep .彼は少し睡眠を取る必要がある ▸ Billy didn't get much sleep last night .ビリーは昨夜あまり眠れなかった ▸ Her eyes were shadowed with lack of sleep .寝不足で彼女の目にくまができていた ▸ I take a walk before sleep .私は眠る前に散歩をする ▸ drift [drop ] off to sleep いつのまにか寝入る ▸ talk in one's sleep 寝言を言う ▸ sing one's baby to sleep 子守歌を歌って寝かしつける 2 C 〖通例a ～〗(一定時間の )睡眠 , 睡眠時間 ▸ Did you have [╳take ] a good sleep last night? 昨夜は良く眠れたかい ▸ If you have a good night's sleep , you'll get better .一晩ぐっすり眠ったら気分が良くなるよ ▸ fall into a dead [deep ] sleep ぐっすり寝入る 3 U ｟くだけて ｠目やに (gum 1 )▸ rub sleep from one's eyes 目をこすって目やにを取る 4 U 活動休止 ; (感覚の )まひ .5 U (動物の )冬眠 , (植物の )睡眠 .be à ble to [c à n ] do in one's sl é ep (経験があるので )簡単に …することができる ▸ He'd be able to memorize the poem in his sleep .彼なら朝飯前でその詩を暗唱できるさ g è t to sl é ep (やっと )寝つく, 寝入る (!通例疑問文や否定的文脈で ) ▸ I couldn't get to sleep last night .昨夜はなかなか寝つけなかった ▸ Drinking a little will help you get to sleep soon .ちょっと一杯やればすぐに眠れますよ go [get ] b à ck to sl é ep (目覚めた後 )もう一度眠りにつく .g ò to sl é ep 1 眠る ; 寝入る (fall asleep )▸ I didn't go to sleep for a long time last night .昨夜は長いこと眠れなかった 2 ｟くだけて ｠〈手 足などが 〉しびれる ▸ My leg has gone to sleep .(一方の )足がしびれた l à y A to sl é ep ＝lay A to rest 1 .l ò se sl é ep «…について » くよくよ考える «about , over » (!しばしば否定文で ) ▸ Don't lose sleep over your mistake .失敗をいつまでもくよくよ考えるな p ù t [s è nd ] A to sl é ep 1 A 〈人 〉を眠らせる, 寝つかせる ▸ His class always sends me to sleep .彼の授業を聞いているとすぐ眠くなる 2 ｟くだけて ｠A 〈人 動物 〉に麻酔をかける .3 A 〈動物 〉を安楽死させる (!killの遠回し表現 ) .the sl è ep of the j ú st (心正しき人の )深い眠り .
sleeper
sl é ep er 名詞 C 1 〖形容詞 を伴って 〗眠る人, 眠っている人 ; 寝坊 ; 冬眠動物 ▸ a heavy sleeper 良く眠れる人 ▸ a light sleeper 眠りの浅い人 .2 ｟英 ｠(鉄道の )まくら木 (｟米 ｠tie ).3 寝台列車 (のベッド ).4 ｟主に米 くだけて ｠(長い間活動しないで )不意に成功する人 [もの ] 〘出版物 劇など 〙.5 ｟米 ｠〖～s 〗子供用寝巻き 〘足首のところが締まる 〙.6 〘建 〙ころばし 根太 （ねだ ）.7 スリーパー 〘土地に同化し将来の活動に備えているスパイ 〙.8 ｟英 ｠スリーパー 〘小さいピアス [耳輪 ]〙.9 〘ボウリング 〙スリーパー 〘ほかのピンに隠れて見えないピン 〙.10 〘魚 〙スリーパー 〘カワアナゴ科の魚 〙.
sleepily
sl é ep i ly /slíːpɪli /副詞 眠そうに, 寝ぼけて .
sleep-in
sl é ep- ì n 名詞 C 1 住み込みの使用人 .2 スリープイン 〘ある区域を寝込みに使う抗議行動; →-in 〙.形容詞 〈使用人が 〉住み込みの .
sleepiness
sl é ep i ness /slíːpinəs /名詞 U 眠たさ, 眠気 .
sleeping
sl é ep ing 形容詞 1 〖名詞 の前で 〗眠っている ; 休止している ; しびれた (!後の 名詞 に強勢がある; 叙述的にはasleepを用いる; ↓sleeping face ) ▸ a sleeping baby 眠っている赤ん坊 2 眠るための, 眠りの (!動名詞用法; sleepingに強勢がある; ↓sleeping bag ) .名詞 U 睡眠, 眠っていること ; 休止, 不活発 .～́ b à g 寝袋 .S -̀ B é auty 〖the ～〗『眠り姫 』 〘100年間眠り続けた王女を王子が救う童話; またその王女 〙; ｟おどけて ｠長時間眠り続ける人 .～́ c à r [｟主に英 ｠c à rriage ](鉄道の )寝台車 .～́ dr à ught ｟古 ｠(水薬の )睡眠薬 .～̀ f á ce 寝顔 .～̀ p á rtner ｟英 ｠＝silent partner .～́ p à ttern 睡眠習慣 .～́ p ì ll [t à blet ](錠剤 カプセルの )睡眠薬 .～̀ pol í ceman ｟英 くだけて ｠スピード抑止帯 〘スピード抑止のため道路に設けた細長い隆起 〙.～̀ pos í tion 寝るときの姿勢, 寝方 .～́ s ì ckness 嗜 （し ）眠性脳炎 〘ツェツェバエが媒介 〙.
sleepless
sleep less /slíːpləs /→sleep 形容詞 比較なし 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 眠れない , 不眠症の ▸ sleepless nights 眠れない夜々 2 ｟文 ｠休まない , 静まることのない (restless )▸ the sleepless wind 吹きやまない風 3 油断のない, 不断の ▸ sleepless care 不断の注意 ～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
sleepover
sl é ep ò ver 名詞 C ｟主に米 ｠スリープオーバー 〘子供たちの泊まりがけでのパーティ 〙; 外泊 .
sleepwalk
sl é ep w à lk 動詞 自動詞 夢中歩行する .
sleepwalker
sl é ep w à lker 名詞 C 夢遊病者 (somnambulist ).
sleepwalking
sl é ep w à lking 名詞 U 夢遊病 (somnambulism ).
sleepy
sleep y /slíːpi /→sleep 形容詞 -ier ; -iest 1 眠い , 眠そうな , 眠たい ▸ I feel sleepy now .今は眠い ▸ become [get ] sleepy 眠気がさす 2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗眠っているような , 活気のない 〈町 村など 〉; 静かな .3 〈果物などが 〉熟しすぎた .～́ s ì ckness ＝sleeping sickness .
sleepyhead
sl é epy h è ad 名詞 C 眠たがり屋, 寝ぼすけ 〘特に子供 〙; 怠け者 .
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