SLEEP IN Synonyms

• a period of time spent sleeping

• a soft or fuzzy surface texture

• the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

• a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

• take a siesta

• sleep longer than intended

• something left after other parts have been taken away

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a pause for relaxation

• a state of inaction

• euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

• a support on which things can be put

• a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration

• not move; be in a resting position

• take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

• give a rest to

• have a place in relation to something else

• be at rest

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• be inherent or innate in

• put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying

• sit, as on a branch

• rest on or as if on a pillow

• be inactive, refrain from acting

• a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

• a dormant or quiescent state

• be asleep

• live in the house where one works

• sleep later than usual or customary