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catnap

noun as in nap

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On good ones, they found a lodging house and raced upstairs, hoping to claim a catnap before that evening’s gig.

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Maybe he could take a little rest, catnap like Mom did after dinner, before she started her hours of baking.

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It should be noted that the Fourth Estate doesn’t merely cover for Mr. Biden on trivial matters like his propensity for catnaps.

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Merry sang songs—all to the tune of “Jingle Bells”—and took little catnaps on a pink blanket under the pecan tree by the downstairs kitchen door.

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And although it is possible to take catnaps during the daytime, our inclination is to want to sleep when it is night.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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