snooze
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1.4
- noun
- /snuːz/
:
siesta
- After lunch, I like to take a short snooze on the couch.
- take a snooze
- a little snooze
- a long snooze
Those little snooze naps are monsters.
- Those little snooze naps are monsters.
Examples
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Something startled Palle as he floated into the numbness of his afternoon's tropical snooze up on the breezy gallery where the damaging rays of the sun just missed his toes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Why, I thought, he's having himself a snooze.
Fiction book (1993) -
Back from a snooze and ready to comment, then back to sleep.
Blog text (23) -
We go home and take a little snooze.
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James and I just woke up from our snooze...
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But right now, I'm going to take my little snooze.
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You two go on, I'm just going to have a little recovery snooze.
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See, I just wanted a little snooze time, that's all.
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Yes, sir, Mr. LeBrand, he's in the next room taking a little snooze.
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Everything was going a-okay, so I thought I'd take myself a little snooze, catch 40 winks.
Synonyms
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1.0
A short sleep during the day
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3.9
A short nap people take in the early afternoon after lunch
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8.5
A short sleep, often during the day or while traveling
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3.5
A short light sleep during the day not in bed
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7.2
A short sleep during the day, usually not in bed
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3.7
A short, shallow sleep you wake up easily from
A short light sleep taken during the day
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Snooze was first a casual word for a short, light sleep, sounding like snore + doze, so a 'snooze' is a quick rest you take during the day.