Sleeping Definition–noun | 1. | the condition of being asleep. | –adjective | 3. | of, pertaining to, or having accommodations for sleeping: a sleeping compartment. | | 4. | used to sleep in or on: a sleeping jacket. | | 5. | used to induce or aid sleep or while asleep: sleeping mask. | |
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Bag Definition–noun | 1. | a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch. | | 2. | something resembling or suggesting such a receptacle. | | 3. | a suitcase or other portable container for carrying articles, as in traveling. | | 5. | the amount or quantity a bag can hold. | | 6. | any of various measures of capacity. | | 7. | a sac, as in an animal body. | | 9. | Slang. a small glassine or cellophane envelope containing a narcotic drug or a mixture of narcotics. | | 10. | something hanging in a loose, pouchlike manner, as skin or cloth; a baggy part: He had bags under his eyes from lack of sleep. | | 11. | Baseball. base 1 (def. 8b). | | 12. | Hunting. the amount of game taken, esp. by one hunter in one hunting trip or over a specified period. | | 13. | <
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