HIBERNATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of retiring into inactivity

Example:

he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("hibernation" is a kind of...):

retirement (withdrawal from your position or occupation)

Meaning:

Cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hibernation" is a kind of...):

dormancy; quiescence; quiescency (a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction)

Derivation:

hibernate (sleep during winter)

Meaning:

The torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hibernation" is a kind of...):

torpidity; torpor (a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility)

Derivation:

hibernate (sleep during winter)