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hibernacle |
hibernaculum |
hibernal |
hibernate |
hibernating |
hibernation
| hibernia
| hibernian
| hibernianism
| hibernicism
| hiberno-celtic
hibernation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun hibernation has 3 senses
- hibernation(n = noun.state) Array - the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter; Array is a kind of torpidity, torpor
- hibernation(n = noun.state) Array - cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; Array is a kind of dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
- hibernation(n = noun.act) Array - the act of retiring into inactivity; "he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years" is a kind of retirement
Derived form verb hibernate1
Derived form verb hibernate1
CIDE DICTIONARY
hibernation, n. [Cf. F. hibernation.].
The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
hibernation
beauty sleep, beddy-bye, bedtime, blanket drill, bye-bye, dormancy, doze, dreamland, drowse, fitful sleep, immobility, inaction, inactiveness, inactivity, inertia, land of Nod, light sleep, lull, motionlessness, quiescence, repose, shut-eye, silken repose, sleep, sleepland, sleepwalking, slumber, slumberland, snoozle, somnambulism, somniloquy, somnus, suspension, unconsciousness, underactivity, winter sleepROGET THESAURUS
hibernation
Inactivity
N inactivity, inaction, inertness, obstinacy, lull, quiescence, rust, rustiness, idleness, remissness, sloth, indolence, indiligence, dawdling, ergophobia, otiosity, dullness, languor, segnity, segnitude, lentor, sluggishness, procrastination, torpor, torpidity, torpescence, stupor, somnolence, drowsiness, nodding, oscitation, oscitancy, pandiculation, hypnotism, lethargy, statuvolence heaviness, heavy eyelids, sleep, slumber, sound sleep, heavy sleep, balmy sleep, Morpheus, Somnus, coma, trance, ecstasis, dream, hibernation, nap, doze, snooze, siesta, wink of sleep, forty winks, snore, hypnology, dull work, pottering, relaxation, Castle of Indolence, lullaby, sedative, tranquilizer, hypnotic, sleeping pill, relaxant, anaesthetic, general anaesthetic, torpedo, idler, drone, droil, dawdle, mopus, do- little faineant, dummy, sleeping partner, afternoon farmer, truant, bummer, loafer, goldbrick, goldbicker, lounger, lazzarone, lubber, lubbard, slow coach (slow, ), opium eater, lotus eater, slug, lag, sluggard, slugabed, slumberer, dormouse, marmot, waiter on Providence, fruges consumere natus, inactive, motionless, unoccupied, unbusied, indolent, lazy, slothful, idle, lusk, remiss, slack, inert, torpid, sluggish, otiose, languid, supine, heavy, dull, leaden, lumpish, exanimate, soulless, listless, drony, dronish, lazy as Ludlam's dog, dilatory, laggard, lagging, slow, rusty, flagging, lackadaisical, maudlin, fiddle-faddle, pottering, shilly-shally, sleeping asleep, fast asleep, dead asleep, sound asleep, in a sound sleep, sound as a top, dormant, comatose, in the arms of Morpheus, in the lap of Morpheus, sleepy, sleepful, dozy, drowsy, somnolent, torpescent, lethargic, lethargical, somnifacient, statuvolent, statuvolic, heavy, heavy with sleep, napping, somnific, somniferous, soporous, soporific, soporiferous, hypnotic, balmy, dreamy, unawakened, unawakened, sedative, inactively, at leisure, the eyes begin to draw straws, bankrupt of life yet prodigal of ease, better 50 years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay, idly busy rolls their world away, the mystery of folded sleep, the timely dew of sleep, thou driftest gently down the tides of sleep, tired Nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep.
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