NOUN | time | nap, sleep | a period of time spent sleeping |
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attribute | nap | a soft or fuzzy surface texture | |
artifact | nap, pile | the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave | |
act | nap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze | sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) | |
act | nap, Napoleon | a card game similar to whist | |
VERB | body | nap, catnap, catch a wink | take a siesta |
Sounds | nae'p | |
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Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... |
Meaning | A period of time spent sleeping. | |
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Example | "there wasn't time for a nap" | |
Synonym | sleep | |
Narrower | beauty sleep | sleep before midnight |
kip | sleep | |
Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
Spanish | cabezada, siesta, sueño | |
Catalan | migdiada | |
Verbs | nap | take a siesta |
Meaning | A soft or fuzzy surface texture. | |
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Broader | texture | The feel of a surface or a fabric |
Spanish | lanosidad | |
Adjectives | nappy | (of hair) in small tight curls |
Meaning | The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave. | |
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Synonym | pile | |
Broader | thread, yarn | A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing / sewing and weaving |
Spanish | hilo |
Meaning | Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed). | |
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Synonyms | catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze | |
Narrower | siesta | A nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries / countries) |
zizz | A nap | |
Broader | sleeping | The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate |
Spanish | cabezada, cabezadilla, pestañada, siesta liviana, siesta, sueñecito | |
Catalan | becada, becaina, cabotada, capcinada, rebeca | |
Verbs | nap | take a siesta |
Meaning | A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes. | |
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Synonym | Napoleon | |
Broader | card game, cards | A game / game played with playing cards |
Meaning | Take a siesta. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Example | "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" | |
Synonyms | catnap, catch a wink | |
Narrower | snooze, drowse, doze | sleep lightly or for a short period of time |
Broader | sleep, kip, slumber, log Z's, catch some Z's | Be asleep |
Spanish | dormir una siesta, echar una cabezada, echar una siesta, hacer la siesta, sestear | |
Catalan | dormisquejar, fer una becaina | |
Nouns | nap | sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) |
nap | a period of time spent sleeping |
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