broken
adjective
if you have broken sleep or a broken night, you sleep badly, waking up often
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adjective
a light sleep is one in which you wake up often. Someone who often wakes up while they are sleeping is called a light sleeper.
noun
used for referring to someone, especially a child, when they have been sleeping and have started to wake up
noun
noun
noun
adverb
someone who does not wake easily when they are sleeping
while you are sleeping
someone who wakes easily when they are sleeping
someone who regularly sleeps badly/well
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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