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SNOOZE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

Synonyms:

catnap; forty winks; light sleep; nap; short sleep; snooze

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("snooze" is a kind of...):

sleeping (the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snooze"):

siesta (a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries))

zizz (a nap)

Derivation:

snooze (sleep lightly or for a short period of time)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sleep lightly or for a short period of time

Synonyms:

doze; drowse; snooze

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "snooze" is one way to...):

catch a wink; catnap; nap (take a siesta)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

snooze (sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed))

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