Synonyms of the word

drowse

• n. The state of being sleepy and inactive.
• v. (intransitive) To be sleepy and inactive (also figurative).
• v. (intransitive) To nod off; to fall asleep.
• v. (transitive) To advance drowsily. (Used especially in the phrase "drowse one's way" ⇒ sleepily make one's…
• v. (transitive) To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make dull or stupid.

catnap

• n. A brief, light sleep.
• v. (intransitive) To take a catnap, to take a short sleep or nap.
• v. (transitive) To kidnap a cat.

doze

• v. (intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap.
• v. (transitive) To make dull; to stupefy.
• v. (intransitive, slang) To bulldoze.
• n. (countable) a light, short sleep or nap.

nap

• n. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
• v. To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.
• v. To be off one's guard.
• n. A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.
• v. To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
• n. (Britain) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
• n. (uncountable, card games) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
• n. A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
• v. (obsolete) To grab; to nab.
• v. (cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).
• n. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.

rest

• n. (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
• n. (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
• n. (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
• n. (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state…
• n. (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death.
• n. (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
• n. (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
• n. (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
• n. (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the…
• n. (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
• n. A projection from the right side of the cuirass of armour, serving to support the lance.
• n. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an inn, or permanently, as, in an abode.
• n. (poetry) A short pause in reading poetry; a caesura.
• n. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a running account. Often, specifically, the intervals…
• n. (dated) A set or game at tennis.
• v. (intransitive) To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without…
• v. (intransitive) To come to a pause or an end; end.
• v. (intransitive) To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, reflexive) To be or to put into a state of rest.
• v. (intransitive) To stay, remain, be situated.
• v. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
• v. (intransitive, transitive, law, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding,…
• v. (intransitive) To sleep; slumber.
• v. (intransitive) To lie dormant.
• v. (intransitive) To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
• v. (intransitive) To rely or depend on.
• v. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
• n. (uncountable) That which remains.
• n. Those not included in a proposition or description; the remainder; others.
• n. (Britain, finance) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to equalize its dividends, etc.; in the…
• v. (obsolete) To remain.
• v. (obsolete) To arrest.

sleeping

• v. present participle of sleep.
• adj. Asleep.
• adj. Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.
• n. The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

snooze

• v. (intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap.
• v. (transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while.
• n. A period of sleep; a nap.
• n. (informal) Something boring.