slaap — meaning in English

English meaning

• sleep verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
• temple noun A building used for worship, especially in religions other than mainstream Christianity.

Senses

slaap is used for these senses in English:

• temple (anatomy) The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

sleep — full definition

1. verb To rest in the natural state of reduced consciousness that the body needs each day.
2. verb (informal) To have sexual intercourse with someone.
3. verb To be inattentive, careless, or unprepared for something.
4. noun The state of rest the body enters each night, marked by reduced awareness of the surroundings.

temple — full definition

1. noun A building used for worship, especially in religions other than mainstream Christianity.
2. noun The flat area on either side of the head, between the forehead and the ear.

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