/ɪnˈsɒm.ni.ə/ (noun)

Insomnia definition

the state of being sleep deprived or in debt of sleep, sleeplessness, the inability to sleep, restlessness, wakefulness

Example

Insomnia means you regularly have problems sleeping. It usually gets better by changing your sleeping habits.

Check if you have insomnia. You have insomnia if you regularly:

• find it hard to go to sleep
• wake up several times during the night
• lie awake at night
• wake up early and cannot go back to sleep
• still feel tired after waking up
• find it hard to nap during the day even though you’re tired
• feel tired and irritable during the day
• find it difficult to concentrate during the day because you’re tired

Source of example: https://www.nhs.uk/

Parts of speech

Noun: insomniac

Adjective: insomniac

/siˈes.tə/ (noun)

Definition

a nap, rest or short sleep taken after lunch, forty winks, repose, catnap, dognap, snooze, afternoon rest

Example

In general, the best time to power nap is right after lunch. Often referred to as a siesta, a post-lunch nap takes advantage of your body’s natural sleep/wake cycle, which is typically in a sleep phase around 1 pm.

Source: https://www.spine-health.com/

Source of documentary: National Geographic YouTube Channel

The tallest living land animal

With their towering height and signature long necks, giraffes are some of the most iconic creatures of Africa. Giraffes are the tallest living land animals. Adult females can grow over 14 feet tall and adult males can reach over 18 feet. baby giraffes, called calves, are born six feet tall and may grow an additional inch each day during their first week. This exceptional height allows giraffes to eat leaves and buds from treetops unreachable by other animals and to look out for predators and other oncoming dangers.

Giraffes have mighty hearts

Giraffes have exceptionally strong hearts. Their hearts are about two feet long and weigh approximately 25 pounds. That’s equal to about 50 human hearts. Because of the great distance between a giraffe’s heart and its brain due to the animal’s long neck, its heart has evolved thick muscular walls. Thanks to these powerful walls, a giraffe’s blood pressure can be two times higher than many other animals. This helps the giraffe’s heart defy gravity and push blood up its long neck and into its brain.

Neckbones in giraffes

Giraffes have the same number of neck bones as humans. Both humans and giraffes only have seven bones in their necks. However, human neck bones are only half an inch tall while giraffe bones are 10 inches tall. This means giraffe necks can grow to be about six feet long and weigh 600 pounds. Male giraffes’ necks may also be used in fights over females and to establish a hierarchy within the herd.

Are giraffes insomniacs?

Giraffes are capable of sleeping only five minutes a day. Giraffes can survive on five to 30 minutes of sleep each day, which they get through a series of one to two-minute naps. They can even get their rest while standing. Giraffes sleep this way out of necessity. They devote 16 to 20 hours each day to eating, which leaves little time for much else. Plus, sleeping especially while lying down exposes giraffes to predators.

Giraffes are vulnerable

Giraffe populations are vulnerable. Found only in Sub-Saharan Africa, giraffe populations plummeted up to about 40% between 1985 and 2015. The animals are killed for their coats and meat, especially in poor countries, like South Sudan, but they’re also hunted specifically for their tails, which are considered status symbols in some Congolese communities.

No other creature on the planet is quite like the giraffe. Their height and long necks, powerful hearts and staccato sleeping style easily make the creatures unique.

Forty Winks 1100 Words You Need Week 30 Day 1 with authentic text, definition, synonyms, antonyms and illustrated flashcards for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS

a short nap, a short sleep during the day, siesta, power nap, repose, doze, catnap, snooze

To take forty winks is to take a nap for a short period of time (usually not in bed), or to take a short sleep during the day. Related idiomatic sayings such as could not sleep a wink provide the mental picture of a wink being the shortest type of sleep available and “forty winks” therefore gives an indication of an appropriate short sleep.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/

In the Arms of Morpheus 1100 Words You Need Week 29 Day 4 with authentic materials, illustrated flashcards and text-to-speech for GRE, TOEFL & IELTS

asleep, sleeping, snoozing, dead to the world, napping, having forty winks

Is it bad to sleep on your stomach? The short answer is “yes.” Sleeping in a drone position cannot let you be in the arms of Morpheus and sleep tight. Although sleeping on your stomach can reduce snoring and diminish sleep apnea, it’s also taxing for your back and neck. That can lead to poor sleep and discomfort throughout your day. If you’re pregnant, you should be especially careful about your sleeping position and avoid sleeping on your stomach if you can.

Source: https://www.healthline.com/

Antonym: awake

Respite 1100 Words You Need

/ˈres.paɪt/ (noun)

a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant, brief interval of rest, break, breather, breathing space, delay, postponement, adjournment, repose:

We worked for hours without respite.

Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due.

Antonyms

work, awake, labor

Power nap English Flashcard (noun)

a short nap that you take in the middle of the day to re-energize yourself and feel better for the rest of the day, siesta:

I need to take a power nap before our company’s intense decision-making process.