nap

Meanings

Plural: naps

Noun

• a period of time spent sleeping
  • "there wasn't time for a nap"
• a soft or fuzzy surface texture
• the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
• a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
• A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
• A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
• The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
• A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
• A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
• A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
• A cup, bowl.

Verb

• take a siesta
  • "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour"
• To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• To be off one's guard.
• To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
• To grab; to nab.
• To cover (something) with a sauce. (usually in the passive)

Synonyms

bed booger(s), cark, cat sleep, catch a wink, catnap, crusty, doss, doze, eye bogie(s), eye booger(s), eye crust, eye goop, eye gunk, eye sand, eye snot, forty winks, gound, kip, Napoleon, pile, rest, short sleep, shut-eye, sleep, sleeper, sleepies, sleepy, sleepy booger(s), sleepy dust, sleepy sand, snooze