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noun • something left after other parts have been taken away • freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) • a pause for relaxation • a state of inaction • euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) • a support on which things can be put • a musical notation indicating a silence of a specified duration verb • not move; be in a resting position • take a short break from one's activities in order to relax • give a rest to • have a place in relation to something else • be at rest • stay the same; remain in a certain state • be inherent or innate in • put something in a resting position, as for support or steadying • sit, as on a branch • rest on or as if on a pillow • be inactive, refrain from acting | ||||
| 27% | 9 | Where you catch forty winks | ||
noun • an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night | ||||
| 27% | 7 | Having forty winks | ||
adjective satellite • not prepared or vigilant | ||||
Gets 40 Winks
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