Nap
Definition of Nap
Pronunciation: năp | v. i. | 1. | To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. | | 2. | To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping. | | n. | 1. | A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. | | 1. | Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth. | | 2. | The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. | | v. t. | 1. | To raise, or put, a nap on. | | n. | 1. | Same as Napoleon, 1, below. |
Related Words
blanket drill, break, cat nap, dover, feel, finish, forty winks, grain, granular texture, indentation, interlude, intermission, knub, let up, nub, oversleep, pause, pile, pit, pock, protuberance, relax, respite, rest, saw logs, saw wood, shag, sleep soundly, snore, spot of sleep, structure, surface, surface texture, take a nap, texture, unlax, wale, weave, wink, wink of sleep, woof
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