Hibernation
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The act or period of hibernating.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act or state of hibernating.
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noun.
A state of
inactivity
and
metabolic
depression
in animals during winter.
noun.
A
standby
state which conserves power without losing the contents of
memory
.
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noun.
cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
noun.
the act of retiring into inactivity
noun.
the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
Word Usage
"As a result, Changing World is "in hibernation" until it can find a private investor willing to "come in and buy at a distressed value," he says."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
dormancy
quiescence
quiescency
retirement
torpidity
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Alsatian
Americanization
Appalachian
Balkanization
Christianization
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
anther
celebrities'
coagulopathy
coldsleep
cryo
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
beauty sleep
beddy-bye
bedtime
blanket drill
bye-bye