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nap

[nap] / næp /
NOUN
short, light sleep
Synonyms
STRONG
break catnap doze interlude intermission nod pause respite rest shuteye siesta snooze spot
WEAK
few z's forty winks microsleep
Antonyms
STRONG
continuation
NOUN
grain of material
Synonyms
STRONG
down feel fiber grit outside pile roughness shag smoothness surface tooth wale warp weave weft woof
Antonyms
STRONG
inside interior middle
VERB
take a short, light sleep
Synonyms
STRONG
catnap doze drowse nod rack relax rest sleep snooze
WEAK
catch forty winks drop off get some shut-eye grab some z's nod off take a siesta take a snooze

Example Sentences

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Blain told the court Thea had been in sleeping in her crib when she went to take a nap herself, but was woken when a neighbour came to the door.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

We are in Manhattan Beach and have to be back home by 12:30 p.m. for nap time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Jessica liked to crawl into the box, sometimes taking a nap inside.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Most Silicon Valley companies at the time lavished their top engineering talent with free lunches, on-site dry cleaning, nap pods and other luxury amenities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

They played for an hour before Junsoo got tired and went to his room for a nap.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Vocabulary lists containing nap

Festival of Sleep Day

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