n.
1.a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
2.a torpid state resembling sleep
3.a period of time spent sleeping
4.euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) sleep v.
1.be asleep
2.be able to accommodate for sleeping
Idiom of the Day
under the circumstances
because of the circumstances
The girl was very sick and under the circumstances did not have to take the exam.