sleep

conjugation sleeping - slept - slept

noun: a natural and regularly recurring state of rest for the mind and body, characterized by altered consciousness, reduced sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles
- A good night's sleep can help a headache.
verb: to be in a state of sleep; to rest with the eyes closed and the mind and body inactive
- Bed is a place where we sleep.
verb: to be inactive, dormant, or at rest
- The volcano has slept for centuries.