Word Meanings - SLUMBER - Book Publishers vocabulary database
slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. 1. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. Piers Plowman. He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. cxxi. 4. 2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth,
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slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. 1. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. Piers Plowman. He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. cxxi. 4. 2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity. "Why slumbers Pope" Young.
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- WANDERMENT
The act of wandering, or roaming. Bp. Hall. - SLUMBERY
Sleepy. Chaucer. - SLEEPWALKER
One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist. - STANDARD
The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. (more info) extendere to spread out, extend, - STANDPOINT
A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged. - STANDPIPE
A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level - WANDEROO
A large monkey native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo. Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other - FLUTTER
1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. 2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. Shak. - DROWSE
To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch." South. In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. Lowell. (more info) sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr, druusken, to slumber, fall - SLEEP-AT-NOON
A plant which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard. Dr. Prior. - SLUMBERER
One who slumbers; a sleeper. - SLEEPLESS
1. Having no sleep; wakeful. 2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated. "Biscay's sleepless bay." Byron. -- Sleep"less*ly, adv. -- Sleep"less*ness, n. - SLEEPWAKING
The state of one mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep. - TRANSFEREE
The person to whom a transfer in made. - SLEEPWAKER
On in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep. - WANDERINGLY
In a wandering manner. - STANDAGE
A reservior in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine. - SLEEPMARKEN
See 4 - TRANSFEROGRAPHY
The act or process of copying inscriptions, or the like, by making transfers. - REMOVER
One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. Bacon. - BYSTANDER
One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer. - FORWANDER
To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness. - AGAINSTAND
To withstand. - UNDERSTANDINGLY
In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved. - STILLSTAND
A standstill. Shak. - BOOKSTAND
1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. 2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference. - WASHSTAND
A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person. - PREPOSE
To place or set before; to prefix. Fuller. - OUTSLEEP
To exceed in sleeping. Shak.