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s | slumber |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun slumber is

a very light state of sleep, almost awake.

As a verb slumber is

to be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    slumber

    English

    (wikipedia slumber)

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A very light state of sleep, almost awake.
    • 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.
    Fast asleep? It is no matter; / Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber . — Shakespeare.
    Rest to my soul, and slumber to my eyes. — Dryden.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake.
  • * Bible, Psalms cxxi. 4
    • He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
  • To be inactive or negligent.
  • (obsolete) To lay to sleep.
    • (Wotton)
  • (obsolete) To stun; to stupefy.
    • (Spenser)

    See also

    * catnap * doze * nap * shuteye * slumber party

    Anagrams

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