beauty sleep
noun
sleep that you need to have at night so that you can stay healthy and look good
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power nap
noun
a short sleep during the day that gives someone, especially a businessman or businesswoman, more energy
REM sleep
noun
a stage of sleep during which you dream and your eyes make small quick movements. REM is an abbreviation for rapid eye movement.
sleep
noun
a natural state in which you are unconscious for a time and your body rests, especially for several hours at night
doze
noun
snooze
noun
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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