Hibernation

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  • n. A state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter.
  • n. A standby state which conserves power without losing the contents of memory.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or state of hibernating.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or period of hibernating.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
  • n. the act of retiring into inactivity
  • n. the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    quiescence    dormancy    quiescency    retirement    torpidity   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    cryo    docking    anther    inflorescence    malnourishment   
     
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