Synonyms of the word

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.