slumber

1. A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended (synset 114048353)
   "he didn't get enough sleep last night"; "calm as a child in dreamless slumber"
   is a type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
   subtypes:

   • sleeping - the state of being asleep
   • nonrapid eye movement, nonrapid eye movement sleep, nrem, nrem sleep, orthodox sleep - a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
   • paradoxical sleep, rapid eye movement, rapid eye movement sleep, rem, rem sleep - a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs; a state of rapidly shifting eye movements during sleep
   • shut-eye, shuteye - informal term for sleep
   same as: sleep
2. A dormant or quiescent state (synset 114038619)
   is a type of: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency - a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction

1. Be asleep (synset 200014735)
   is a type of: rest - be at rest
   subtypes:

   • bundle, practice bundling - sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed
   • catch a wink, catnap, nap - take a siesta
   • sleep in, sleep late - sleep later than usual or customary
   • hibernate, hole up - sleep during winter
   • aestivate, estivate - sleep during summer
   same as: catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep

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