napping, off-guard, off guard, off one's guard, off his guard, off her guard, off your guard
(adjective) not prepared or vigilant; “the blow caught him napping”; “caught in an off-guard moment”; “found him off his guard”
nap, catnap, catch a wink
(verb) take a siesta; “She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
napping
present participle of nap
napping (plural nappings)
The act of taking a nap or short sleep.
The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
Source: Wiktionary
Nap"ping, n.
1. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.
2. (Hat Making)
Definition: A sheet of partially felted fur before it is united to the hat body. Knight.
Nap, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Napped; p. pr. & vb. n. Napping.] Etym: [OE. nappen, AS. hn&ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hnipa, to droop.]
1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. Chaucer.
2. To be in a careless, secure state. Wyclif. I took thee napping, unprepared. Hudibras.
Nap, n.
Definition: A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. Cowper.
Nap, n. Etym: [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan. noppe, LG. nobbe.]
1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.
2. pl.
Definition: The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet. Knight.
Nap, v. t.
Definition: To raise, or put, a nap on.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
