NAPS vs SLEEP: NOUN
- Kinky or curly hair
- Plural form of nap.
- A short sleep (usually not in bed)
- A card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes
- The yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
- A period of time spent sleeping
- A soft or fuzzy surface texture
- A natural periodic state of rest for the mind and body, in which the eyes usually close and consciousness is completely or partially lost, so that there is a decrease in bodily movement and responsiveness to external stimuli. During sleep the brain in humans and other mammals undergoes a characteristic cycle of brain-wave activity that includes intervals of dreaming.
- Euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
- A period of time spent sleeping
- A torpid state resembling sleep
- A natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
- A state of inactivity resembling or suggesting sleep; unconsciousness, dormancy, hibernation, or death.
- A period of this form of rest.
- A state in which a computer shuts off or reduces power to its peripherals (such as the display or memory) in order to save energy during periods of inactivity.
- The folding together of leaflets or petals at night or in the absence of light.
- A crust of dried tears or mucus normally forming around the inner rim of the eye during sleep.
- A state of general marked quiescence of voluntary and conscious (as well as many involuntary and unconscious) functions, alternating more or less regularly with periods of activity.
- A period of sleep: as, a short sleep.
- Repose; rest; quiet; dormancy; hence, the rest of the grave; death.
- Specifically, in zoology, the protracted and profound dormancy or torpidity into which various animals fall periodically at certain seasons of the year.
- In botany, nyctitropism, or the sleep-movement of plants, a condition brought about in the foliar or floral organs of certain plants, in which they assume at nightfall, or just before, positions unlike those which they have maintained during the day.
NAPS vs SLEEP: VERB
- Take a siesta
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nap.
- Be able to accommodate for sleeping
- Be asleep
NAPS vs SLEEP: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To be in the state of sleep or to fall asleep.
- To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the powers of the body and mind, and an apathy of the organs of sense; to slumber.
- To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
- To be dead; to lie in the grave.
- To be in a condition resembling sleep.
- To pass or get rid of by sleeping.
- To provide sleeping accommodations for.
NAPS vs SLEEP: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To spend in sleep.
- To give sleep to; to furnish with accomodations for sleeping; to lodge.
- To be slumbering in; -- followed by a cognate object.
- To become free from by sleep.
NAPS vs SLEEP: OTHER WORD TYPES
- N/A
- To take the repose or rest which is afforded by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of the bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; slumber. See the noun.
- To fall asleep; go to sleep; slumber.
- To lie or remain dormant; remain inactive or unused; be latent; be or appear quiet or quiescent; repose quietly: as, the sword sleeps in the scabbard.
- To rest, as in the grave; lie buried.
- To be careless, remiss, inattentive, or unconcerned; live thoughtlessly or carelessly; take things easy.
- In botany, to assume a state, as regards vegetable functions, analogous to the sleeping of animals. See sleep, n., 5.
- To be or become numb through stoppage of the circulation: said of parts of the body. See asleep.
- Synonyms and
- Drowse, Doze, Slumber, Sleep, nap, rest, repose. The first four words express the stages from full consciousness to full unconsciousness in sleep. Sleep is the standard or general word. Drowse expresses that state of heaviness when one does not quite surrender to sleep. Doze expresses the endeavor to take a sort of waking nap. Slumber has largely lost its earlier sense of the light beginning of sleep, and is now more often an elevated or poetical word for sleep.
- To take rest in: with a cognate object, and therefore transitive in form only: as, to sleep the sleep that knows no waking.
- With away: To pass or consume in sleeping: as, to sleep away the hours; to sleep away one's life.
- With off or out: To get rid of or overcome by sleeping; recover from during sleep: as, to sleep off a headache or a debauch.
- To afford or provide sleeping-accommodation for: as, a car or cabin that can sleep thirty persons.
- Imp. of Sleep. Slept.
- A torpid state resembling deep sleep
- (idiom) (log/rock) To sleep very deeply.
NAPS vs SLEEP: RELATED WORDS
- Dap, Nip, Rests, Bread, Pans, Nips, Dozes, Snoozes, Short sleep, Catch a wink, Cat sleep, Forty winks, Sleep, Snooze, Catnap
- Bunk, Insomnia, Bedtime, Asleep, Awake, Bed, Snooze, Doze, Eternal sleep, Quietus, Eternal rest, Rest, Slumber, Kip, Nap
NAPS vs SLEEP: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Pan, Catnaps, National, Plans, Bang, Anc, Spa, Napa, Nip, Bread, Pans, Forty winks, Sleep, Snooze, Catnap
- Bedroom, Sleepover, Sedation, Bunk, Insomnia, Bedtime, Asleep, Awake, Bed, Snooze, Doze, Eternal rest, Rest, Slumber, Nap
NAPS vs SLEEP: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- They survive on power naps throughout the day.
- Overdo It With Naps: Naps can be a handy way to regain energy during the day, but they can throw off sleep at night.
- Because brief naps are refreshing for people with narcolepsy, budgeting time for naps during the day can reduce EDS.
- Baby swings are only good for short naps, but not for sleeping at night or longer naps.
- We know that Jesus took naps and probably he took naps on his Sabbath.
- This can happen in evenings as well as naps, but more likely for naps.
- As Executive Vice President he chaired all Legislative matters for NAPS and lobbied members of Congress to support NAPS issues.
- The idea of taking extended naps to avoid unwanted feelings is why Trey Longo takes depression naps, too.
- Not all naps are created equal, and many factors impact how helpful naps can be.
- Your baby has probably made the transition from three naps to two naps, so your day is likely structured around two naps now.
- Sleep adolescence: results from a large J Sleep Res.
- JHS seniors The Sleep Judge State of Sleep Scholarship The Sleep Judge is pleased to announce their annual State of Sleep Scholarship.
- For more information about why you see your sleep pattern, tap or click the sleep record that shows your sleep pattern.
- Daily sleep diaries captured subjective ratings of the same sleep parameters, with the addition of sleep quality.
- This may affect your sleep quality as obesity can increase your risk of sleep apnea and more sleep loss.
- Such chronic sleep debt factors may limit the amount of time to get sleep, compromisedisorder, such as sleep apnea.
- Thus, it underestimates these sleep stages and overestimates light sleep, providing a picture of less quality sleep than actually obtained.
- She had three sleep studies done years apart showing normal sleep with absence of significant sleep disordered breathing.
- REM sleep and deep sleep were stable throughout the week, while light sleep increased as TST was longer.
- EEG delta power, a marker of sleep pressure is higher during sleep following sleep deprivation.
NAPS vs SLEEP: QUESTIONS
- Why does Soarin go to Jetstream's room while Dash Naps?
- Why does my child keep waking up screaming from naps?
- Why do so many college students take naps on campus?
- Is there a link between afternoon naps and Bedtime trouble?
- Is your child getting the naps they need at daycare?
- Are Naps the best way to improve employee productivity?
- Can Naps improve social anxiety disorder symptoms and biomarkers?
- Are naps associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)?
- Who is automatically considered for admission to Naps?
- Do afternoon naps cause more vivid dreams than night Naps?
- Do you need a sleep mouthguard to treat sleep bruxism?
- How much sleep is needed to recover from sleep deprivation?
- How to stop negative sleep thoughts from affecting your sleep?
- How does the way you sleep affect your sleep quality?
- Do sleep medications help Alzheimer's patients sleep?
- How does interrupted sleep affect your sleep quality?
- Why is Naptime sleep less peaceful than nighttime sleep?
- How are sleep tests used to diagnose sleep disorders?
- How many hours of sleep do successful people sleep?
- How to induce sleep naturally with natural sleep aids?