nap, catnap, light sleep, short sleep, forty winks, snooze
(noun) sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
nap, catnap, catch a wink
(verb) take a siesta; “She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
catnap (plural catnaps)
A brief, light sleep. [from 1820s]
catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)
(intransitive) To take a catnap, to take a short sleep or nap. [from 1850s]
catnap (third-person singular simple present catnaps, present participle catnapping, simple past and past participle catnapped)
(transitive) To kidnap a cat.
• captan
Source: Wiktionary
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
