Word Meanings - SLUMBER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. 1. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. Piers Plowman. He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. cxxi. 4. 2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth,

Additional info about word: SLUMBER

slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. 1. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. Piers Plowman. He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Ps. cxxi. 4. 2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or inactivity. "Why slumbers Pope" Young.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SLUMBER)

• Sleep Slumber
• doze
• drowse
• snooze
• repose

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of SLUMBER)

• Rise
• stand
• wander
• flit
• flutter
• remove
• transfer

Related words: (words related to SLUMBER)

• WANDERMENT
  The act of wandering, or roaming. Bp. Hall.
• SLUMBERY
  Sleepy. Chaucer.
• SLEEPWALKER
  One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist.
• STANDARD
  The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority. By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two shillings is coined out of one pound weight of silver. Arbuthnot. (more info) extendere to spread out, extend,
• STANDPOINT
  A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a position from which objects or principles are viewed, and according to which they are compared and judged.
• STANDPIPE
  A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head to rise to the required level
• WANDEROO
  A large monkey native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also maha, silenus, neelbhunder, lion-tailed baboon, and great wanderoo. Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other
• FLUTTER
  1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings. 2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion. Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. Shak.
• DROWSE
  To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy with sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch." South. In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees. Lowell. (more info) sleepy, fall asleep, LG. dr, druusken, to slumber, fall
• SLEEP-AT-NOON
  A plant which closes its flowers at midday; a kind of goat's beard. Dr. Prior.
• SLUMBERER
  One who slumbers; a sleeper.
• SLEEPLESS
  1. Having no sleep; wakeful. 2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated. "Biscay's sleepless bay." Byron. -- Sleep"less*ly, adv. -- Sleep"less*ness, n.
• SLEEPWAKING
  The state of one mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid sleep.
• TRANSFEREE
  The person to whom a transfer in made.
• SLEEPWAKER
  On in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.
• WANDERINGLY
  In a wandering manner.
• STANDAGE
  A reservior in which water accumulates at the bottom of a mine.
• SLEEPMARKEN
  See 4
• TRANSFEROGRAPHY
  The act or process of copying inscriptions, or the like, by making transfers.
• REMOVER
  One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. Bacon.
• BYSTANDER
  One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey. Syn. -- Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.
• FORWANDER
  To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness.
• AGAINSTAND
  To withstand.
• UNDERSTANDINGLY
  In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved.
• STILLSTAND
  A standstill. Shak.
• BOOKSTAND
  1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a bookstall. 2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference.
• WASHSTAND
  A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and other requisites for washing the person.
• PREPOSE
  To place or set before; to prefix. Fuller.
• OUTSLEEP
  To exceed in sleeping. Shak.