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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb);
- Example: "she was laid to rest beside her husband"
- Example: "they had to put their family pet to sleep"
[syn: rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep, quietus]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

eternal sleep
    n 1: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in
         a bed and in a tomb); "she was laid to rest beside her
         husband"; "they had to put their family pet to sleep" [syn:
         rest, eternal rest, sleep, eternal sleep,
         quietus]