sleep+lightly
1lightly — light|ly [ laıtli ] adverb ** ▸ 1 without much force ▸ 2 in/using small amounts ▸ 3 not seriously ▸ 4 cooked for a short time ▸ 5 waking up very easily ▸ 6 in a graceful way ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) without using much force or pressure: Her hands rested… …
2lightly */*/ — UK [ˈlaɪtlɪ] / US adverb 1) without using much force or pressure Her hands rested lightly on his shoulders. 2) a) in a way that shows you think something is not important or serious Was it something I said? she asked lightly. b) [usually in… …
3sleep-eater — n. A person who eats while asleep. Also: sleep eater, sleepeater. sleep eat v. sleep eating pp. Example Citations: I am a sleep eater. It has happened only a few times, and I m not sure if it s connected to Ambien. It started last year when a… …
4lightly — [ˈlaɪtli] adv 1) without using much force or pressure 2) without considering something carefully and seriously The decision was not taken lightly.[/ex] 3) in small amounts, or using only a small amount of something 4) cooked for a short time a… …
5Sleep (non-human) — Sleep in non human animals refers to how the behavioral and physiological state of sleep, mainly characterized by reversible unconsciousness, non responsiveness to external stimuli, and motor passivity, appears in different categories of animals …
6lightly — (adv.) O.E. leohtlice so as not to be heavy (of material things, but also of sleep, blows, etc.); cognate with O.Fris. lichtelik, O.H.G. lihtlihho, Ger. leichtlich, O.N. lettlega (see LIGHT (Cf. light) (adj.1)). Meaning frivolously, indifferently …
7sleep with one eye open — sleep very lightly, aware of what is happening around one …
8sleep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 condition of rest ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ light ▪ much needed ▪ I m off to bed for some much needed sleep. ▪ adequate …
9sleep — I n. 1) to induce sleep 2) to get (enough) sleep 3) deep, heavy, profound, sound; fitful; light; restful sleep 4) (misc.) to go to sleep; to walk in one s sleep; to put to sleep ( to kill ); ( to make unconscious ); to lose sleep over ( to worry… …
10lightly — adv. Lightly is used with these adjectives: ↑armed, ↑armoured, ↑clothed, ↑loaded, ↑scented, ↑spicy, ↑tanned, ↑wooded Lightly is used with these verbs: ↑beat, ↑brush, ↑bu …
