snooze

Meanings

Plural: snoozes

Noun

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
A brief period of sleep; a nap.
The snooze button on an alarm clock.
Something boring.

Verb

sleep lightly or for a short period of time
To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
To pause; to postpone for a short while.

Origin / Etymology

Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Confer also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).

Synonyms

bed booger(s), cat sleep, catnap, crusty, doze, drowse, eye bogie(s), eye booger(s), eye crust, eye goop, eye gunk, eye sand, eye snot, forty winks, gound, nap, short sleep, sleeper, sleepies, sleepy, sleepy booger(s), sleepy dust, sleepy sand

Scrabble Score: 15

snooze is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
snooze is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snooze is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

snooze is a valid Words With Friends word