Sleep

Words and concepts related to sleeping.

Photo of cat resting
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Ris forRest

You take a rest when you stop working and be still for a time. Once you have had a good rest, such as the morning after a good sleep, you are well rested.
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Photo of a man taking a siesta
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Sis forSiesta

A siesta is a short sleep taken in the middle of the day, particularly by people in Spain or Latin America. A similar word to siesta is nap or snooze.
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Photo of a man sleeping.
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Sis forSleep

Sleep is a time of rest, usually for about eight hours at night time. People usually sleep in beds. When you are asleep, you usually have dreams, but not everyone can remember their dreams the next morning.
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Photo of a man in a sleeping bag
Alexander Baxevanis / CC BY-SA

Sis forSleeping bag

A sleeping bag is essentially a blanket that closes around the edges with a zipper. Sleeping bags keep the person inside warm and dry. They are usually used while camping, as a mobile bed.
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Photo of a snoozing cat
Sally Butcher / CC BY-SA

Sis forSnooze

A snooze is a short sleep. A similar word to snooze is nap or siesta.
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Photo of a man snoring
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Sis forSnore

Sometimes when you are asleep, while you breathe the soft tissues at the back of your mouth vibrate and make a noise, which is called snoring. Snoring can be quite quiet, or very loud and annoying enough to keep anyone else near them awake.
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Photo of a tired little boy
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Tis forTired

You are tired when you are sleepy and need to go to bed, or when you have worked really hard and are exhausted and worn out. The little boy in the picture is very tired.
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Photo of a cat yawning
Umberto Salvagnin / CC BY-SA

Yis forYawn

A yawn is where your mouth opens wide and you take a deep breath in and out. Yawns just happen by themselves, they are hard to stop. People and animals yawn when they are tired, stressed, overworked or bored, or for no reason at all. Yawning is infectious - if someone near you yawns, you often start yawning too! You might even start to yawn by looking at a photo of someone yawning, so don't stare at the photo of the yawning cat for too long.
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