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Took 40 Winks Crossword Clue

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noun

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

• a torpid state resembling deep sleep

• a period of time spent sleeping

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

verb

• be asleep

• be able to accommodate for sleeping

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adjective satellite

• (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

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noun

• a light fitful sleep

verb

• sleep lightly or for a short period of time

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