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drowsed
[drouz] 
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doze
[dohz]
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a nap |
| Synonyms: | catch a wink, catnap, cop some z's, drift off, drop off, drowse, nod off, sleep, sleep lightly, slumber, snooze |
| Main Entry: | nap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a short, light sleep |
| Synonyms: | catch forty winks, catnap, doze, drop off, drowse, get some shut-eye, grab some z's, nod, nod off, rack, relax, rest, sleep, snooze, take a siesta, take a snooze |
| Main Entry: | nod |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall asleep |
| Synonyms: | be sleepy, become inattentive, doze, drift, drift off, droop, drowse, nap, sleep, slump |
| Main Entry: | rest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be calm; sleep |
| Synonyms: | be at ease, be comfortable, breathe, compose oneself, doze, dream, drowse, ease off, ease up, idle, laze, lean, let down, let up, lie by, lie down, lie still, loaf, loll, lounge, nap, nod, put feet up, recline, refresh oneself, relax, repose, sit down, slack, slack off, slacken, slumber, snooze, spell, stretch out, take a break, take a nap, take five, take it easy, take life easy, take ten, take time out, unbend, unlax, unwind, wind down |
| Antonyms: | activate, be active, carry out, do, energize |
| Main Entry: | sleep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suspend consciousness |
| Synonyms: | bed down, bunk, catch a wink, catch forty winks, catnap, conk out, cop some z's, crash*, doze, dream, drop off, drowse, fall asleep, fall out, flop, hibernate, hit the hay, hit the sack, languish, nap, nod, nod off, oversleep, relax, repose, rest, retire, sack out, saw wood, slumber, snooze, snore, take a nap, turn in, yawn, zonk out, zzz |
| Antonyms: | wake, waken |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snooze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sleep lightly |
| Synonyms: | catnap, doze, drop off, drowse, nap, nod off, siesta, slumber, take forty winks |
| Antonyms: | awaken, wake up |
| Main Entry: | weary |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make tired |
| Synonyms: | annoy, bore, burden, cause ennui, cloy, debilitate, depress, disgust, dishearten, distress, drain, droop, drowse, enervate, enfeeble, exasperate, exhaust, fade, fag, fail, fall off, fatigue, flag, glut, grow tired, harass, have had enough, irk, jade, leave one cold, lose interest, make discontented, nauseate, oppress, overwork, pain, plague, sap, sicken, sink, strain, take it out of, tax, tire, tire out, try the patience of, tucker out, vex, weaken, wear down, wear out, weigh |
| Notes: | to be wary is to be cautious or watchful; weary means fatigued or tired |
| Antonyms: | activate, energize, enliven |
| Main Entry: | yawn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | open mouth wide, usually sign of |
| Synonyms: | divide, doze, drowse, expand, fatigue catch flies, gap, gape, give, nap, part, sleep, snooze, spread, yaw, yawp |
| Main Entry: | siesta |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nap |
| Synonyms: | catch, catch forty winks, catnap, doze, drop off, drowse, get some shut-eye, grab some z's, nod off, nod, rack, relax, rest, sleep, snooze, take a siesta, take a snooze |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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