Definition of Slumber

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be in a state of sleep, fall asleep; be inattentive, be inactive; lie dormant or latent
sleep, unconscious state entered into by the body for the purpose of rest and rejuvenation (in humans and animals); period of rest; inactive state
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dormio
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
To stun; to stupefy.
  
(v. t.)
To lay to sleep.
  
(v. i.)
To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze.
  
(v. i.)
To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity.
  
(n.)
Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose.
  
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slumber
\slum"ber\ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. slumbered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. slumbering.] [oe. slombren, slumberen, slumeren, as. slumerian, fr. sluma slumber; akin to d. sluimeren to slumber, mhg. slummern, slumen, g. schlummern, dan. slumre, sw. slumra, goth. slawan to be silent.]
1. to sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. he that keepeth israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. cxxi. 4.
2. to be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity. "why slumbers pope?"
slumber
\slum"ber\, v. t. 1. to lay to sleep. [r.]
2. to stun; to stupefy. [obs.]
slumber
\slum"ber\, n. sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose. he at last fell into a slumber, and thence into a fast sleep, which detained him in that place until it was almost night. fast asleep? it is no matter; enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber. rest to my soul, and slumber to my eyes.
slumber
n
1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber" [syn: sleep]


2. a dormant or quiescent state v : be asleep [syn: sleep, kip, log z's , catch some z's ]
[ant: wake]


Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
n., light sleep: néall, m.; néall codalta
vg., sleep: codladh, suan
v., tagann néall codalta orm
v., sleep: codlaim
JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Dygysgu = v. to slumber
Hep-hun = n. a slumber
Hep-huno = v. to slumber
Hepio = v. to nod; to slumber
Huno = v. to sleep, to slumber
Anagram
     rumbles     lumbers
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
(synonym) sleep
(hypernym) physiological state, physiological condition
(hyponym) sleeping
(derivation) sleep, kip, log Z's, catch some Z's
2. a dormant or quiescent state
(hypernym) dormancy, quiescence, quiescency

Verb
1. be asleep
(synonym) sleep, kip, log Z's, catch some Z's
(hypernym) rest
(hyponym) bundle, practice bundling
(derivation) sleep
Slumber Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Dream Quotations
We fear death, yet we long for slumber and beautiful dreams.
  
Dream Interpretation & Dream Theories
Sleep, especially a deep sleep.
  
Slumber Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. It is distinguished from quiet wakefulness by a decreased ability to react to stimuli, and is more easily reversible than being in hibernation or a coma. Sleep is a heightened anabolic state, accentuating the growth and rejuvenation of the immune, nervous, skeletal and muscular systems. It is observed in all mammals, all birds, and many reptiles, amphibians, and fish.

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