nap

English Thesaurus

1. a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes (noun.act)

hypernym	:	card game, cards,
definition	:	a game played with playing cards (noun.act)

2. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sleeping,
definition	:	the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate (noun.act)

hyponym	:	siesta,
definition	:	a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	zizz,
definition	:	a nap (noun.act)

3. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	thread, yarn,
definition	:	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving (noun.artifact)

4. a soft or fuzzy surface texture (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	texture,
definition	:	the feel of a surface or a fabric (noun.attribute)

5. a period of time spent sleeping (noun.time)

hypernym	:	period, period of time, time period,
definition	:	an amount of time (noun.time)

hyponym	:	beauty sleep,
definition	:	sleep before midnight (noun.time)

hyponym	:	kip,
definition	:	sleep (noun.time)

6. take a siesta (verb.body)

hypernym	:	catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber,
definition	:	be asleep (verb.body)

hyponym	:	doze, drowse, snooze,
definition	:	sleep lightly or for a short period of time (verb.body)

7. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) (noun.act)

derivation	:	doze, drowse, snooze,
definition	:	sleep lightly or for a short period of time (verb.body)

derivation	:	catch a wink, catnap, nap,
definition	:	take a siesta (verb.body)

8. a soft or fuzzy surface texture (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy,
definition	:	(of hair) in small tight curls (adj.all)

9. a period of time spent sleeping (noun.time)

derivation	:	catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber,
definition	:	be asleep (verb.body)

derivation	:	catch a wink, catnap, nap,
definition	:	take a siesta (verb.body)

derivation	:	sleep,
definition	:	be able to accommodate for sleeping (verb.stative)

10. take a siesta (verb.body)

derivation	:	cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze,
definition	:	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) (noun.act)

derivation	:	nap, sleep,
definition	:	a period of time spent sleeping (noun.time)

11. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) (noun.act)

derivation	:	doze, drowse, snooze,
definition	:	sleep lightly or for a short period of time (verb.body)

derivation	:	catch a wink, catnap, nap,
definition	:	take a siesta (verb.body)

12. a soft or fuzzy surface texture (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy,
definition	:	(of hair) in small tight curls (adj.all)

13. a period of time spent sleeping (noun.time)

derivation	:	catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber,
definition	:	be asleep (verb.body)

derivation	:	catch a wink, catnap, nap,
definition	:	take a siesta (verb.body)

derivation	:	sleep,
definition	:	be able to accommodate for sleeping (verb.stative)

14. take a siesta (verb.body)

derivation	:	cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze,
definition	:	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) (noun.act)

derivation	:	nap, sleep,
definition	:	a period of time spent sleeping (noun.time)