An owl sleeps by day and hunts by night.
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Sleeps
//sliːps//
Synonyms for "sleeps" (229 found)
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Strong matches (69)
dormitiondossdozedreamlanddrop offdrowsedullnessdyingeaseebb of lifeendend of lifeendingeternal restexitexpirationextinctionextinguishmentfailfaint
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final summonsfinger of deathfitful sleepforty winksfustgloss overgoinggoing offgravegrayouthand of deathhang firehebetudehibernationidleignoreimperturbabilityinactivityjaws of deathkayoknellknockoutkoland of nodlanguorlapselassitudelast debtlast musterlast restlast rounduplast sleepleaving lifelet golet ridelet slidelet slip
Related words (114)
lethargylight sleeplipothymialipothymylose sight oflose track ofloss of lifelucid stillnessmaking an endmarmoreal reposenapneglectnightnirvananirvana principlenodnod offnot care fornot get involvednot heed
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not thinknothingnessoblivionobliviousnessoverlookoversleeppartingpass overpassingpassing awaypassing overpeacepeacefulnessperishingplacidityplacidnesspoundquiescencequiescencyquietquietismquietnessquietudequietusrelaxrelaxationreleasereposerestfulnessrewardsatorisaw logssaw woodsemiconsciousnesssenselessnesssentence of deathserenityshades of deathshadow of deathshut eyeshut-eyesiestasilencesilken reposesleep soundlysleeplandsleepwalkingslumberslumberlandsmoldersnoozesnoozlesnoresomatic deathsomnambulismsomniloquysomnusstagnatestillnessstuporsummons of deathswoonsyncopetake a naptake for grantedtorportranquillityunbuttoned easeunconsciousnessvegetatewinter sleepwise passiveness
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Sample sentences
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A bat hunts food and eats at night, but sleeps during the day.
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My baby brother sleeps ten hours a day.
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It's about my husband, doctor; he sleeps badly.
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