Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Slumber — Slum ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slumbering}.] [OE. slombren, slumberen, slumeren, AS. slumerian, fr. sluma slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. schlummern, Dan. slumre, Sw. slumra, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — [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
