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ลองค้นหาคำในรูปแบบอื่น ๆ เพื่อให้ได้ผลลัพธ์มากขึ้นหรือน้อยลง: -hibernat-, *hibernat*
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WordNet (3.0)
hibernate(v) sleep during winter, Syn. hole up, Ant. estivate, aestivate, Example: Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
hibernate(v) be in an inactive or dormant state
hibernation(n) the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter
hibernation(n) cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals
hibernation(n) the act of retiring into inactivity, Example: he emerged from his hibernation to make his first appearance in several years

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Hibernate

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Hibernated p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating ] [ L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernus wintry. See Hibernal. ] To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]

hibernating

adj. in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep most of the winter. [ prenominal ]
Syn. -- dormant, torpid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Hibernation

n. [ Cf. F. hibernation. ] The act or state of hibernating. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

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