Thesaurus: nap

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1. v. i. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.
2. v. i. To be in a careless, secure state.
3. n. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.
4. n. 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.
5. n. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.
6. v. t. To raise, or put, a nap on.
7. n. a period of time spent sleeping
8. n. a soft or fuzzy surface texture
9. n. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
10. n. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
11. n. a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
12. v. take a siesta