He had all but drawn them a map and placed an X on the very spot in New Orleans where I
slumbered, though what he really knew about that, and what his intentions were, was not clear.
Main Entry: | slumber |
Part of Speech: | noun |
Definition: | sleep |
Synonyms: | coma, dormancy, doze, drowse, forty winks*, inactivity, languor, lethargy, nap, repose, rest, sack time*, shut-eye*, snooze, stupor, torpor |
Antonyms: | awakeness |
Notes: | to sloom is to sleep heavily and soundly; to slumber is to sleep lightly |