Sleepless

  • 11sleepless — sleep|less [ˈsli:pləs] adj 1.) a sleepless night a night when you are unable to sleep ▪ Adrian spent a sleepless night wondering what to do. 2.) unable to sleep ▪ She lay sleepless for hours, worrying. >sleeplessly adv >sleeplessness n [U] …

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  • 12sleepless — sleep|less [ slipləs ] adjective without sleep or unable to sleep: a sleepless night: They spent a sleepless night waiting for her to call. He had been lying sleepless most of the night. ╾ sleep|less|ly adverb ╾ sleep|less|ness noun uncount …

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  • 13sleepless — UK [ˈsliːpləs] / US [ˈslɪpləs] adjective without sleep, or unable to sleep He had been lying sleepless most of the night. a sleepless night: They spent a sleepless night waiting for her to call. Derived words: sleeplessly adverb sleeplessness… …

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  • 14sleepless — sleep•less [[t]ˈslip lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) without sleep: a sleepless night[/ex] 2) watchful; alert: sleepless devotion to duty[/ex] 3) always active: the sleepless ocean[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 sleep′less•ly, adv. sleep′less•ness, n …

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  • 15sleepless — adjective unable to sleep: sleepless night: David spent a sleepless night wondering what to do. sleeplessly adverb sleeplessness noun (U) …

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  • 16sleepless — /ˈslipləs/ (say sleepluhs) adjective 1. without sleep: a sleepless night. 2. alert. 3. always active: the sleepless ocean. –sleeplessly, adverb –sleeplessness, noun …

  • 17sleepless — adjective Characterized by an absence of sleep. I spent a sleepless night worrying about the exams …

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  • 18sleepless — adj. Sleepless is used with these nouns: ↑night …

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  • 19sleepless — adjective he lay sleepless until dawn Syn: wakeful, restless, without sleep, insomniac; (wide) awake, unsleeping, tossing and turning …

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  • 20sleepless — [ˈsliːpləs] adj without sleep, or unable to sleep a sleepless night[/ex] …

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