- Types Of Speech
- You can use sleep as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Sleep
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters e, l, p, and s, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter e. Sleep starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sl, sle, slee, and the ending characters are p, ep, eep, leep, . Sleep is also a double vowel (ee) word. View the double vowel words list.
- Definition
- Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Sleep is set as a kindergarten word that starts with s, ends with p, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is sleep a scrabble word? A 7 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Sleep in Pig Latin is said as "eepslay or eepslway".
- Unigram
- s | l | e | e | p
- Bigram
- sl | le | ee | ep
- Trigram
- sle | lee | eep
- Quadrigram
- slee | leep
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb);
"she was laid to rest beside her husband";
"they had to put their family pet to sleep" - a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended;
"he didn't get enough sleep last night";
"calm as a child in dreamless slumber" - a torpid state resembling sleep
- a period of time spent sleeping;
"he felt better after a little sleep";
"there wasn't time for a nap"
- Verb Examples
- be asleep
- be able to accommodate for sleeping;
"This tent sleeps six people"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolution | the act of absolving or remitting formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
| Acquittal | a judgment of not guilty |
| Acquittance | a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation |
| Amnesia | partial or total loss of memory "he has a total blackout for events of the evening" |
| Annihilation | destruction by annihilating something |
| Apodosis | |
| Apology | a poor example "it was an apology for a meal" "a poor excuse for an automobile" |
| Assume | put clothing on one''s body "What should I wear today?" "He put on his best suit for the wedding" "The princess donned a long blue dress" "The queen assumed the stately robes" "He got into his jeans" |
| Ataraxia | peace of mind |
| Ataraxis | the absence of mental stress or anxiety |
View all cognitive synonyms for Sleep
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sleep | euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) "she was laid to rest beside her husband" "they had to put their family pet to sleep" |
View English words with the unique letters used in sleep. Words With The Letters Elps
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Death | the act of killing "he had two deaths on his conscience" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lapse (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | lepas | ||
| Clypeus (7 letters) | 14 +7 | 17 +8 | clypeus | ||
| Lepas (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | lepas | ||
| Vulpes (6 letters) | 11 +4 | 15 +6 | vulpes | ||
| Lepus (5 letters) | 7 | 10 +1 | lepus | ||
| Staple (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +1 | pleast | ||
| Capsule (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 15 +6 | capsule | ||
| Peplus (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 14 +5 | elppsu | ||
| Pestle (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +1 | pestle | ||
| Scalpel (7 letters) | 11 +4 | 15 +6 | acellps | ||
| Steeple (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +2 | steeple | ||
| Pastel (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 10 +1 | pleast | ||
| Plexus (6 letters) | 15 +8 | 18 +9 | plexus | ||
| Spell (5 letters) | 7 | 10 +1 | spell | ||
| Pulse (5 letters) | 7 | 10 +1 | lepus | ||
| Peleus (6 letters) | 8 +1 | 11 +2 | peleus | ||
| Lesseps (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 11 +2 | eelpsss | ||
| Sepal (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | lepas | ||
| Pussley (7 letters) | 12 +5 | 14 +5 | elpssuy | ||
| Spelt (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | pelts | ||
| Pluteus (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 13 +4 | elpstuu | ||
| Sleep (5 letters) | 7 | 9 | eelps | ||
| Pustule (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 13 +4 | elpstuu | ||
| Supple (6 letters) | 10 +3 | 14 +5 | elppsu | ||
| Pulsate (7 letters) | 9 +2 | 12 +3 | pulsate |
Sleep Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With S
- Ends With P
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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