naps

/N AE1 P S/
noun
  1. 1

    A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

verb
  1. 1

    To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

  2. 2

    To be off one's guard.

    โ€œThe regulators were caught napping by the financial collapse.โ€

Synonyms

noun
  1. 1

    A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

  2. 2

    The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.

    โ€œIf the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.โ€

verb
  1. 1

    To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

noun
  1. 1

    A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.

  2. 2

    A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.

  3. 3

    A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.

verb
  1. 1

    To grab; to nab.

verb
  1. 1

    To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).

noun
  1. 1

    (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.

noun
  1. 1

    Kinky or curly hair

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nap, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/naps