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sleepy

/ˈsliːpi/

Meanings
noun
The gum that builds up in the eye; sleep, gound.

Examples :

"After waking up, I had to rub the sleepy out of my eyes before I could see clearly. "
body physiology

Related Words

Illustration suggesting

suggesting verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪŋ/ /səˈdʒɛstɪn/

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

Illustration clearly

clearly adverb

/ˈkliːɹli/ /ˈklɪəli/ /ˈklɪɹli/

(manner) In a clear manner.

"He enunciated every syllable clearly."

Illustration tending

tending verb

/ˈtɛndɪŋ/

(Old English law) To make a tender of; to offer or tender.

""The farmer, tending his customary rent of grain, hoped the lord would accept it despite the poor harvest." "

Illustration sluggish

sluggish adjective

/ˈslʌɡɪʃ/

Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive

"a sluggish man"

Illustration soporific

soporific noun

/ˌsoʊ.pəˈɹɪf.ɪk/

Something inducing sleep, especially a drug.

"The doctor prescribed a soporific to help the patient sleep."

Illustration feeling

feeling verb

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/ /ˈfilɪŋ/

(heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.

"The baby was feeling the soft fur of the teddy bear. "

Illustration english

english noun

/ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.

"The bowler added some english to the ball to make it hook sharply towards the pins. "

Illustration activity

activity noun

/ækˈtɪ.və.ti/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration tiredness

tiredness noun

/ˈtaɪərdnəs/ /ˈtaɪədˌnɛs/

The state of being tired.

"After a long day of school, Sarah felt a great deal of tiredness. "

Illustration village

village noun

/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒ/

A rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town.

"There are 2 churches and 3 shops in our village."

Illustration without

without adverb

/wɪθˈʌʊt/ /wɪðˈaʊt/

Outside, externally. This is still used in the names of some civil parishes in England, e.g. St Cuthbert Without.

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "