English dictionary

nap

/n/&/p/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a period of time spent sleeping

noun.time

Examples
There wasn't time for a nap.

Synonyms sleep

Source: WordNet 3.0
a soft or fuzzy surface texture

noun.attribute

Source: WordNet 3.0
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

noun.artifact

Synonyms pile

Source: WordNet 3.0
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

noun.act

Synonyms cat sleep catnap forty winks short sleep snooze

Source: WordNet 3.0
a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

noun.act

Synonyms napoleon

Source: WordNet 3.0
A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.

noun

Source: webster1913
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 <i>nap</i> of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.

noun

Source: webster1913
Same as <u>Napoleon</u>, 1, below.

noun

Source: webster1913