euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
sleep
Noun
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
sleep
Noun
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
sleep
Noun
a period of time spent sleeping
sleep
Verb
be asleep
sleep
Verb
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Sturm und Drang
Noun
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
social stratification
Noun
the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group
state of nature
Noun
a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
state of war
Noun
a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply
standard of living
Noun
a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
standard of life
Noun
a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
state of the art
Noun
the highest degree of development of an art or technique at a particular time
spousal relationship
Noun
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
semidarkness
Noun
partial darkness
shadowiness
Noun
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
social station
Noun
position in a social hierarchy
social status
Noun
position in a social hierarchy
serial monogamy
Noun
a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
social rank
Noun
position in a social hierarchy
stardom
Noun
the status of being acknowledged as a star
senior status
Noun
higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
sigeh
Noun
a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship
spinsterhood
Noun
the state of being a spinster, usually an elderly and unmarried woman
status
Noun
a state at a particular time
status
Noun
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
subordinateness
Noun
secondary importance
subsidiarity
Noun
secondary importance
subservientness
Noun
in a subservient state
saturation point
Noun
(chemistry) the stage at which a substance will receive no more of another substance in solution or in a vapor
ski conditions
Noun
the amount and state of snow for skiing
sense of the meeting
Noun
general agreement reached by an assembled group
shoes
Noun
a particular situation
social contract
Noun
an implicit agreement among people that results in the organization of society
state of affairs
Noun
the general state of things
sexual relationship
Noun
a relationship involving sexual intimacy
sterility
Noun
the state of being unable to produce offspring
sterility
Noun
(of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
svoboda
Noun
(Russia) freedom
spinal anesthesia
Noun
anesthesia of the lower half of the body
spinal anaesthesia
Noun
anesthesia of the lower half of the body
saddle block anesthesia
Noun
the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
saddle block anaesthesia
Noun
the parts of a patient's body that would touch a saddle if the patient were sitting in one are anesthetized by injecting a local anesthetic into the spinal cord
starvation acidosis
Noun
acidosis in which the acidity results from lack of food which leads to fat catabolism which in turn releases acidic ketone bodies
servitude
Noun
state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
sleepiness
Noun
a very sleepy state
serfdom
Noun
the state of a serf
serfhood
Noun
the state of a serf
somnolence
Noun
a very sleepy state
solitary confinement
Noun
confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners