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good night's sleep

good night's sleep noun: a period of good sleep during a particular night.

Noun

good night's sleep (plural good nights' sleeps)

  1. (colloquial) A period of good sleep during a particular night.
    • Come on. You need a good night’s sleep, that’s all. You’ll see it differently when you’ve had a do’nut and some coffee.1996, Barbara Erskine, “A Family Affair”, in Distant Voices, London: HarperCollinsPublishers, published 1997, →ISBN, page 369

Forms of good night's sleep

pluralgood nights' sleeps

Questions about good night's sleep

What does good night's sleep mean?
Good night's sleep means a period of good sleep during a particular night.
What part of speech is good night's sleep?
Good night's sleep is a noun.
What is the plural of good night's sleep?
The plural of good night's sleep is good nights' sleeps.

Words near good night's sleep in the dictionary

  1. good nature
  2. good natured
  3. good news
  4. good night
  5. good night nurse
  6. good night's sleep
  7. good night's sleeps
  8. good night, sweet prince
  9. Good Night, Vienna
  10. good nights' sleeps
  11. good noon

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