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Meaning of "slugabed" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SLUGABED

From slug(gard) + abed.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SLUGABED

slugabed  [ˈslʌɡəˌbɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUGABED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slugabed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SLUGABED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slugabed in the English dictionary

The definition of slugabed in the dictionary is a person who remains in bed through laziness.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLUGABED


childbed
ˈtʃaɪldˌbɛd
deathbed
ˈdɛθˌbɛd
feather-bed
ˈfɛðəˌbɛd
flowerbed
ˈflaʊəˌbɛd
hotbed
ˈhɒtˌbɛd
lakebed
ˈleɪkˌbɛd
lie-abed
ˈlaɪəˌbɛd
roadbed
ˈrəʊdˌbɛd
seedbed
ˈsiːdˌbɛd
sunbed
ˈsʌnˌbɛd
vartabed
ˈvɑːtəˌbɛd
Z-bed
ˈzɛdˌbɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUGABED

sludgier
sludgiest
sludgy
slue
sluff
slug
slug it out
slugfest
sluggard
sluggardise
sluggardize
sluggardliness
sluggardly
sluggardness
slugged
slugger
slugging
sluggish
sluggishly
sluggishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUGABED

abed
absorbed
barbed
disturbed
double bed
dubbed
embed
flatbed
go to bed
grabbed
hospital bed
prescribed
put to bed
ribbed
robbed
rubbed
seabed
sofa bed
stabbed
subbed

Synonyms and antonyms of slugabed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slugabed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUGABED

Find out the translation of slugabed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of slugabed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «slugabed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

slugabed
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

slugabed
570 millions of speakers

English

slugabed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slugabed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

slugabed
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

slugabed
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Slugabed
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slugabed
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Slugabed
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Slugabed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Slugabed
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

slugabed
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

slugabed
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slugabed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người lười biếng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுந்திருக்கும் நேரத்திற்கும் அதிகமாகப் படுக்கையில் படுத்திருப்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्लेगॅब्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok uyuyan kimse
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

slugabed
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slugabed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

slugabed
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

slugabed
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

slugabed
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luilak
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Slugabed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Slugabed
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slugabed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUGABED»

The term «slugabed» is normally little used and occupies the 114.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUGABED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «slugabed» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «slugabed» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slugabed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUGABED»

Discover the use of slugabed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slugabed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Greenhouse
Our hanky bush is quite useful. And the bathroom model is very productive." "Oh, we have one of those. But it doesn't do much, you know?" "Neither does a Slugabed. It just lies there." "But it's warm! And it wiggles. That's what the ad said.
Thomas A. Easton, 1991
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Love
SLUGABED. Cold tea from last night still here by my bed Last night a very long time ago now I need to make black coffee for my head But first must move my curled-up cat somehow He seems to want to sleep permanently One never shoos  ...
Steven Curtis Lance, 2009
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Management Consultancy: A Handbook for Best Practice
Further down the page he continues, 'In slugabed industries, slugabed competitors seem to dominate - and leave gaping holes for agile, turned-on folks to slip into.' If, like most people, you have any doubt as to where your talents lie, ask your ...
Philip Sadler, 2001
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Speaking of Animals: A Dictionary of Animal Metaphors
SLUGABED a slugabed. One who hates to — or refuses to — get up in the morning. Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: 1592. Source: SLUG. WNNCD: 15th cent. In the play (Act IV, Scene 5), the Nurse chastises the drugged Juliet for being so ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 1995
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Minority Literatures and Modernism: Scots, Breton, and ...
The 'Slugabed' as artist is derived, in part, from Villon. However, Smith relates him directly to Oblomov, the hero of Goncharov's novel and one archetype for the nineteenth-century Russian 'useless man': Here I ligg, Sydney Slugabed Godless  ...
William Calin, 2000
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A Reference Grammar of Japanese
Notice that it is always possible to nominalize the nominal sentence and then attach the restrictive: asane'boo na/no KOTO dake'' 'just being a slugabed', etc. Although postadnominal occurrence provides a criterion for distinguishing the ...
Samuel Elmo Martin, 2004
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Dramas in Twenty Volumes
Lincoln Hulley. What kind of tadpole was I in my youth? John : Bull frogs, green frogs and leopard frogs all spring From tadpoles ; therefore, choose which one you were. BUTTERFINGERS I Say, Slugabed, what kind of grub were you ?
Lincoln Hulley, 1934
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins
In the 1400s, people started tracking animals and fugitives using a type of bloodhound called a sleuth-hound. The name of these dogs was eventually shortened to just sleuth in the 1800s, and the characteristics slugabed 165 of these dogs ...
Paul McFedries, 2008
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Running for the Hills: A Memoir
"Come on then, slugabed," he said. "I'm up." Seven years old, two years younger than me, with an idiosyncratic vocabulary: "idle slugabed" was one of our father's archaisms. We remembered and repeated all his sayings. Now Jenny joined ...
Horatio Clare, 2008
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... lazybones, lounger, flâneur, shirker, sluggard, laggard, slugabed, malingerer, good-for-nothing; informal lazybones, couch potato; literary wastrel. layer noun a layer offresh snow: coating, sheet, coat, film, covering, blanket, skin, thickness; ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUGABED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slugabed is used in the context of the following news items.
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La mejor música electrónica llega en una edición ampliada de …
En esta segunda edición, Magma contará con artistas de la electrónica internacional como los alemanes Mouse on Mars y los británicos DMX Krew y Slugabed. «eldia.es, Jul 15»
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La mejor música electrónica llega a Zaragoza en una edición …
En esta segunda edición, Magma contará con artistas de la electrónica internacional como los alemanes Mouse on Mars y los británicos DMX Krew y Slugabed, ... «TeleCinco.es, Jul 15»
3
Bass докторът oт легендарния лейбъл Ninja Tune SLUGABED за …
Короната на вечерта ще е първата изява у нас на SLUGABED - bass докторът oт смазващия лейбъл Ninja Tune. В момента той завършва своето второ ... «Actualno.com, May 15»
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What's on Thursday: Oliver Dollar, Slugabed & Yosi Horikawa and a …
Slugabed is Gregory Feldwick, the producer behind the 2012 Time Time album on Ninja Tune, which saw him turn strands and strains from dubstep, grime, ... «Irish Times, May 15»
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Loco Dice announces Bridges For Music tour
After his Cape Town workshop, Dice will perform at Cape Town Electronic Music Festival alongside the likes of Four Tet, Anja Schneider and Slugabed. Bridges ... «Resident Advisor, Jan 15»
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Na 9. narozeninách Radia Wave vystoupí Dels, Slugabed, Larry Gus …
Radio Wave oslaví své 9. narozeniny v sobotu 17. ledna v pražské MeetFactory a opět ve spolupráci se Stimul festivalem. Jako obvykle nabídne domácímu ... «Český rozhlas, Jan 15»
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Listen: Toby Gale - 'Air Bones'
Slugabed perhaps sums the track up best: “[The EP] has a dreamy feel. It's a bit like when you ride the horse around at night time on Ocarina of Time and there's ... «Clash Magazine, Oct 14»
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Foot Locker : La nouvelle pub électro pour les Adidas ZX Flux
La musique électro qui accompagne la vidéo est une musique composée par le londonien Slugabed spécialement pour l'occasion. Elle n'est pas encore ... «We Like It, Sep 14»
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The fuzzy logic of driving clear to Fresno for a peach: Opinion
Not necessarily a slugabed, I nevertheless never get up at 4 in the morning on a Saturday. Five to go fishing. Six to go surfing. Four? Doesn't happen. Unless ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Aug 14»
10
Voodoo Presents: Route 94 & Citizen
Slugabed, Lockah And Dressin Red At Witness, Edinburgh. Slugabed, Lockah And Dressin Red At Witness. Electric Blue - Day Party Featuring LATE NITE TUFF ... «Skiddle.com, Jul 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Slugabed [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/slugabed>. Apr 2024 ».
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