nap

Noun

• a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

• sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

• the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave
  • for uniform color and texture tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction
    

• a soft or fuzzy surface texture

• a period of time spent sleeping
  • he felt better after a little sleep
    
  • there wasn't time for a nap
    

Verb

• take a siesta
  • She naps everyday after lunch for an hour
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Napoleon , catnap , cat sleep , forty winks , short sleep , snooze , pile , sleep , catch a wink