sleeps
/sliːps/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Page 35: Andrew: I would believe it, Martin. I used to have very long sleeps myself and very queer dreams. Page 38: Thomas: Rouse yourself, Martin, and don't be talking the way a fool talks. You started making that golden coach, and you were set upon it, and you had me tormented about it. You have yourself wore out working at it and planning it and thinking of it, and at the end of the race, when you have the winning post in sight, and horses hired for to bring it to Dublin Castle, you go falling into sleeps and blathering about dreams, and we run to a great danger of letting the profit and the sale go by. Sit down on the bench now, and lay your hands to the work."