Phrase Hound found 34 phrases and 9 compound words that contain sleeps. The most common are listed below. Open sleeps in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 34
- City That Never SleepsNickname for New York City: a major city in New York, United States.
- sleeps with the fishesthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep with the fishes: To be dead, with one's corpse disposed of in a body of water.
- good night's sleepsplural of good night's sleep: A period of good sleep during a particular night.
- beauty sleepsplural of beauty sleep: Originally, sleep taken before midnight, on the belief that early sleep hours conduce to beauty and health; now (chiefly humorous), sleep at any time needed by one to stay beautiful; (countable) an instance of such …
- dead sleepsplural of dead sleep: A particularly sound sleep
- deep sleepsplural of deep sleep: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, sleep.
- first sleepsplural of first sleep: Synonym of dead sleep (“the first sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, before the watch”)
- morning sleepsplural of morning sleep: The second sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, after the watch.
- next sleepsplural of next sleep: Synonym of morning sleep (“the second sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, after the watch”)
- second sleepsplural of second sleep: Synonym of morning sleep (“the second sleep of the night in a biphasic sleep pattern, after the watch”)
- sleeps aroundthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep around: Synonym of fuck around: to sleep with numerous partners.
- sleeps blackthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep black: Of a chimney sweep: to sleep unwashed, still in a sooty condition.
- sleeps funnythird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep funny: To sleep in a position resulting in muscle or joint pain upon waking.
- sleeps offthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep off: To get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping.
- sleeps outthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep out: To sleep outside.
- sleeps overthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep over: To spend the night as a guest in someone's home.
- sleeps roughthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep rough: Of a homeless person, to sleep outdoors, particularly as opposed to sleeping in a shelter or similar.
- sleeps togetherthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep together: To have sex with each other.
- REM sleepsplural of REM sleep: The stage of sleep during which most brain activity and dreams occur, characterised by rapid eye movement (REM).
- sleeps it outthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep it out: To get rid of (a pain, illness, condition) by sleeping.
- sleeps one offthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep one off: To sleep off a hangover.
- sleeps a winkthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep a wink: To sleep at all.
- sleeps like a babythird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep like a baby: To sleep very well, especially peacefully.
- sleeps like a logthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep like a log: To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
- sleeps like a mousethird-person singular simple present indicative of sleep like a mouse: To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
Compound words 9
- breastsleepsthird-person singular simple present indicative of breastsleep: To participate in breastsleeping.
- coldsleepsthird-person singular simple present indicative of coldsleep: A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- microsleepsplural of microsleep: A brief period of sleep, usually of a few seconds, that may result from sleep deprivation or various medical conditions.
- outsleepsthird-person singular simple present indicative of outsleep: To sleep longer than or beyond.
- oversleepsthird-person singular simple present indicative of oversleep: To sleep for longer than intended.
- sleepsacksplural of sleepsack: A kind of wearable blanket for a baby.
- undersleepsthird-person singular simple present indicative of undersleep: To sleep too little.
- sleepswalkthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleepwalk: To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
- sleepswalksthird-person singular simple present indicative of sleepwalk: To walk or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.