Thesaurus / drowse
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Will not one puff of that narcotic breath drowse deep all watching dragons, and make for him the sleeping beauties of his will?
TOBACCO; ITS HISTORY, VARIETIES, CULTURE, MANUFACTURE AND COMMERCEE. R. BILLINGS.Slowly before the drowse of darkness, the noises quieted and the fires died down.
THE WAY OF AN INDIANFREDERIC REMINGTONIt is as if all these years I had been in a drowse in my mind, and had suddenly sprung up throbbingly awake.
THE DIARY OF A SAINTARLO BATESAnd it may be, as they sit there and drowse and dream, that the Hollow Tree People creep up close and watch them.
THE HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-INALBERT BIGELOW PAINEHer rambling drowse naturally brought back the whole trip to Hillsborough and her conversation with Bertha.
THE INCENDIARYW. A. (WILLIAM AUGUSTINE) LEAHYWith a slight shrug and another mysterious smile, he closed his eyes and pretended to drowse.
DAN CARTER AND THE RIVER CAMPMILDRED A. WIRTHe dare not drowse, for he cannot tell at what moment the quarry may appear.
LIFE IN AN INDIAN OUTPOSTGORDON CASSERLYThe smoke from the burning wood made his eyes grow heavy; he began to drowse.
MURDER POINTCONINGSBY DAWSONHer love had begun during their ride on the lagoon, in their delicious drowse on the grass.
VICTOR OLLNEE'S DISCIPLINEHAMLIN GARLANDThen, left alone, he gradually yielded to the sedative effect of dinner and drink and fell into a drowse.
A DREAM OF EMPIREWILLIAM HENRY VENABLEWORDS RELATED TO DROWSE
- be at ease
- be comfortable
- breathe
- compose oneself
- doze
- dream
- drowse
- ease off
- ease up
- idle
- laze
- lean
- let down
- let up
- lie by
- lie down
- lie still
- loaf
- loll
- lounge
- nap
- nod
- put feet up
- recline
- refresh oneself
- relax
- repose
- sit down
- slack
- slack off
- slacken
- slumber
- snooze
- spell
- stretch out
- take a break
- take a nap
- take five
- take it easy
- take life easy
- take ten
- take time out
- unbend
- unlax
- unwind
- wind down
- bed down
- bunk
- catch a wink
- catch forty winks
- catnap
- conk out
- cop some z's
- crash
- doze
- dream
- drop off
- drowse
- fall asleep
- fall out
- flop
- hibernate
- hit the hay
- hit the sack
- languish
- nap
- nod
- nod off
- oversleep
- relax
- repose
- rest
- retire
- sack out
- saw wood
- slumber
- snooze
- snore
- take a nap
- turn in
- yawn
- zonk out
- zzz
- bed down
- bunked
- catnapped
- caught a wink
- caught forty winks
- conk out
- copped some zwas
- crashed
- dozed
- dreamed
- dropped off
- drowsed
- fell asleep
- fell out
- flopped
- hibernated
- hit the hay
- hit the sack
- languished
- napped
- nodded
- nodded off
- overslept
- relaxed
- reposed
- rested
- retired
- sacked out
- saw wood
- slumbered
- snoozed
- snored
- took a nap
- turned in
- yawned
- zonked out
- zzzed
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