- sloom
- I. \\ˈslüm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English slume, sloumbe — more at slumberII. intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English slumen, probably from slume slumber
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Sloom — Sloom, n. Slumber. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sloom — verb To soften or rot with damp. To his castle’s portal, / At the morning gloaming, / Bore they all the mortal / From the battle’s foaming, / Of the white bannered warrior knight, / Cold in his armor slooming! … Wiktionary
sloom — sombololi … Woordenlijst Sranan
Sloomy — Sloom y, a. Sluggish; slow. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slumber — 1. noun a very light state of sleep, almost awake 2. verb a) To be in a very light state of sleep, almost awake b) To be inactive Ant: sloom … Wiktionary
slumber — slum|ber1 [ˈslʌmbə US ər] v [i]literary [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: sloom to sleep (13 19 centuries), from Old English sluma sleep ] to sleep slumber 2 slumber2 n [singular, U] also slumbers literary sleep … Dictionary of contemporary English
slumber — literary verb sleep. noun a sleep. Derivatives slumberer noun slumberous (also slumbrous) adjective Origin ME: alt. of Scots and north. Engl. sloom, in the same sense. The b was added for ease of pronunciation … English new terms dictionary
slumber — literary ► VERB ▪ sleep. ► NOUN ▪ a sleep. DERIVATIVES slumberous (also slumbrous) adjective. ORIGIN alteration of Scots and northern English sloom, in the same sense … English terms dictionary
slumberous — slumber literary ► VERB ▪ sleep. ► NOUN ▪ a sleep. DERIVATIVES slumberous (also slumbrous) adjective. ORIGIN alteration of Scots and northern English sloom, in the same sense … English terms dictionary
slumbrous — slumber literary ► VERB ▪ sleep. ► NOUN ▪ a sleep. DERIVATIVES slumberous (also slumbrous) adjective. ORIGIN alteration of Scots and northern English sloom, in the same sense … English terms dictionary
