Hibernate

/[ˈhɑɪbəˌnɛɪt]/

Synonyms for "hibernate" (59 found)

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Closest matches (12)

aestivatebe a sidelinerbe latentbe stillcoastdelaydo nothingdriftescape notice
Noun(2 words)
dormancyenter dormancy
Adjective(1 words)

Strong matches (18)

Noun(2 words)
go dormanthibernate mode
hang firehave nothing onhideidlelay bylay offlay tolie beneathlie bylie dormantlie fallowlie hidlie idle
Verb(3 words)

Related words (29)

lie lowlie offlie tolie uplurkmake no signnot budgenot stirrestretireride at anchorsit backsit it outsmolderstagnateunderlievegetatewait and seewatch and wait
Noun(9 words)
pause activitiespower downsave statestate savingsuspendtorporwinter dormancywinteringwinters
Verb(1 words)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries
catch some Z'sfigurative usagekiplog Z'sphysiological processphysiological statepower management operationpower management staterestsleepslumberstate of inactivitysystem state

More specific

12 entries
bear hibernationdeep hibernationgroundhog hibernationhedgehog hibernationhibernation fileproject hibernationresearch pauseseasonal dormancyseasonal shutdownsleep modesuspend to disksystem hibernation

Collocations

10 entries
animal hibernationannual hibernate periodhibernate featurehibernate modehibernate statehibernation periodpower saving hibernateseasonal hibernationsystem hibernationwinter hibernation

Inflections

4 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Antonyms

2 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Why don't people hibernate?

Source: tatoeba (504792)

Lactic-acid bacilli are such unyielding bacteria that, even if frozen, they would simply hibernate and can restore themselves as if they came back to life.

Source: tatoeba (1265754)

I used to think that only bears hibernate, but the teacher said that turtles do as well.

Source: tatoeba (1605048)

Bears hibernate during the winter.

Source: tatoeba (1675456)

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