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nap

[ UK /nˈæp/ ]
[ US /ˈnæp/ ]
NOUN
  1. a period of time spent sleeping
    he felt better after a little sleep
    there wasn't time for a nap
  2. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
  3. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
    for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
  4. a soft or fuzzy surface texture
  5. a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
VERB
  1. take a siesta
    She naps everyday after lunch for an hour

How To Use nap In A Sentence

  • Indianapolis beat out nearly 100 other cities as the site for a huge United Airlines maintenance center.
  • In the absence of actual selfie evidence, let me provide a few snapshots. Times, Sunday Times
  • As you can see in the photo they're kind of smirking a bit 'cause I snapped their picture with my phonecam. Archive 2008-04-01
  • Moray eels, garfish and trumpetfish were roaming and snapping at a plethora of potential prey.
  • It is also her misfortune to have been saddled with an unappetisingly needy role. Times, Sunday Times
  • Before anyone says that this was going to happen anyway, remember that political pros were saying two years ago that Napolitano was a one term fluke, early this year Republicans were salivating about a possible 2/3 majority House and Senate, and it took some foresight to see that a decent candidate could be recruited to take out J. Archive 2006-12-01
  • In other matches University made it two wins in a row with a 4-2 win over Whippersnappers, although University slipped back to their bad habits and defaulted the bottom two boards.
  • Die young, and I shall accept your death- but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all. Napoleon Bonaparte 
  • This white-naped mangabey monkey was born at The Bioparco Zoo in Rome, Italy, and is part of an international breeding program to keep the species alive.
  • The threat to foreign contractors has escalated in the past month following a series of kidnappings and murders.
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