Slumber — Slum ber, n. Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or sound; repose. [1913 Webster] He at last fell into a slumber, and thence into a fast sleep, which detained him in that place until it was almost night. Bunyan. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slumber — (v.) mid 14c., alteration of slumeren (early 13c.), frequentative form of slumen to doze, probably from O.E. sluma light sleep (Cf. M.Du. slumen, Du. sluimeren, Ger. schlummern to slumber ). Frequentative on the notion of intermittent light sleep … Etymology dictionary
slumber — [slum′bər] vi. [ME slumeren < OE slumerian < sluma, slumber: for IE base see SLUG1] 1. to sleep 2. to be dormant, negligent, or inactive vt. to spend in sleeping n. 1. sleep 2. an … English World dictionary
Slumber — Slum ber, v. t. 1. To lay to sleep. [R.] Wotton. [1913 Webster] 2. To stun; to stupefy. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slumber — index repose (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
slumber — vb *sleep, drowse, doze, nap, catnap, snooze Analogous words: relax, rest, repose (see corresponding nouns at REST) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
slumber — [n] sleep coma, dormancy, doze, drowse, forty winks*, inactivity, languor, lethargy, nap, repose, rest, sack time*, shuteye*, snooze, stupor, torpor; concept 315 Ant. awakening, consciousness, wakefulness … New thesaurus
slumber — literary ► VERB ▪ sleep. ► NOUN ▪ a sleep. DERIVATIVES slumberous (also slumbrous) adjective. ORIGIN alteration of Scots and northern English sloom, in the same sense … English terms dictionary
slumber — American death The common imagery of sleep but this usage is mainly the jargon of the mortician. Thus a slumber cot or box is a coffin, a slumber robe is a shroud, and a slumber room is a morgue: Lavish slumber rooms where the… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
slumber — I UK [ˈslʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈslʌmbər] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms slumber : singular slumber plural slumbers literary sleep II UK [ˈslʌmbə(r)] / US [ˈslʌmbər] verb [intransitive] Word forms slumber : present tense I/you/we/they slumber… … English dictionary
