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sleepbound

sleepbound adjective: asleep.

Adjective

sleepbound (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) asleep
  2. (poetic) sleepy
    Synonyms:
    drowsy, somnolent, adrowse, bedroomy, dozy, dopey, dragging one's tail, eyelids at half-mast, nodding off, oscitant

Synonyms of sleepbound

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Origin of sleepbound

From sleep + bound.

Questions about sleepbound

What does sleepbound mean?
Sleepbound means asleep.
What part of speech is sleepbound?
Sleepbound is an adjective.

Words near sleepbound in the dictionary

  1. sleepaholic
  2. sleepaholics
  3. sleepate
  4. sleepaway
  5. sleepaways
  6. sleepbound
  7. sleepcation
  8. sleepcations
  9. sleepdriving
  10. sleepe
  11. sleepeat

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