SNOOZE


Meaning of SNOOZE in English

snooze /snuːz/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

informal to sleep lightly for a short time SYN doze :

Dad was snoozing in his armchair.

—snooze noun [countable]

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THESAURUS

▪ sleep the natural state of resting your mind and body, when your eyes are closed and you do not notice anything happening around you:

I hardly got any sleep at all last night.

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He woke suddenly from a deep sleep.

▪ slumber/slumbers literary sleep:

She fell into an uneasy slumber.

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He awoke from his slumbers.

▪ shut-eye informal especially humorous sleep:

I really need to get some shut-eye.

▪ doze a period in which you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed:

Edward was so tired he fell into a doze on the settee.

▪ snooze informal a short period when you sleep lightly, especially when you are not in your bed:

He decided to have a snooze on the sofa while he was waiting for the others to get ready.

▪ nap a short sleep, especially during the day:

He’s taking a nap.

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Helen put the baby down for a nap after lunch.

▪ forty winks informal a short sleep, especially during the day:

I’m just going to have forty winks.

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I felt a lot better after I had had forty winks.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.