Festival of Sleep Day

Put on your pajamas and get cozy and dozy with this list of soporific vocabulary. Just don't fall asleep until you get to the bottom of it!
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  1. asleep
    in a state of sleep
  2. bedtime
    the time you go to bed
  3. lullaby
    a quiet song intended to help a child go to sleep
  4. bedroom
    a room used primarily for sleeping
  5. bed
    a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
  6. pajama
    loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging
  7. blanket
    bedding that keeps a person warm in bed
  8. pillow
    a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
  9. sheet
    bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cloth
  10. catnap
    a short period of sleep
  11. siesta
    a nap in the early afternoon
  12. nap
    a short period of sleep
  13. doze
    sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  14. dream
    a series of images and emotions occurring during sleep
  15. drowse
    sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  16. drowsy
    half asleep
  17. REM
    a recurring sleep state during which dreaming occurs
  18. rest
    relax on or as if on a pillow
  19. slumber
    sleep
  20. snooze
    sleep lightly or for a short period of time
  21. snore
    breathe noisily during one's sleep
  22. somnolent
    inclined to or marked by drowsiness
  23. soporific
    inducing sleep
  24. tired
    depleted of strength or energy
  25. yawn
    an involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth
  26. apnea
    temporary cessation of breathing, especially while sleeping
  27. sleep apnea
    an interruption in breathing that occurs during rest
  28. insomnia
    an inability to sleep
  29. sleepwalk
    walk in one's sleep
  30. restless
    lacking physical or mental ease
Created on Thu Sep 28 13:45:29 EDT 2023 (updated Tue Oct 10 12:02:36 EDT 2023)

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