sleeping

1. The state of being asleep (synset 105688958)
   is a type of: sleep, slumber - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
   has: dream, dreaming - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
2. Quiet and inactive restfulness (synset 101066787)
   is a type of: ease, relaxation, repose, rest - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
   subtypes: vegetation - inactivity that is passive and monotonous, comparable to the inactivity of plant life
   same as: dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
3. The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate (synset 100859826)
   is a type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
   subtypes:

   • noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism - walking by a person who is asleep
   • sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy - uttering speech while asleep
   • catnap, forty winks, light sleep, nap, short sleep, snooze - sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
   • doze, drowse - a light fitful sleep

1. Lying with head on paws as if sleeping (synset 301241787)
   referred to in: heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
   similar to: unerect - not upright in position or posture
   same as: dormant

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