| siesta | | |
| n. (act) | 1. siesta | a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries). |
| ~ cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, short sleep, snooze, nap | sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed). |
| doze | | |
| n. (act) | 1. doze, drowse | a light fitful sleep. |
| ~ sleeping | the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate. |
| v. (body) | 2. doze, drowse, snooze | sleep lightly or for a short period of time. |
| ~ catch a wink, catnap, nap | take a siesta.; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" |
| nap | | |
| n. (time) | 1. nap, sleep | a period of time spent sleeping.; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "there wasn't time for a nap" |
| ~ period, period of time, time period | an amount of time.; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" |
| ~ beauty sleep | sleep before midnight. |
| ~ kip | sleep.; "roused him from his kip" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. nap | a soft or fuzzy surface texture. |
| ~ texture | the feel of a surface or a fabric.; "the wall had a smooth texture" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. nap, pile | 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" |
| ~ thread, yarn | a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving. |
| n. (act) | 4. cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze | sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed). |
| ~ sleeping | the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate. |
| ~ siesta | a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries). |
| ~ zizz | a nap.; "Arthur's taking a short zizz" |
| n. (act) | 5. nap, napoleon | a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes. |
| ~ card game, cards | a game played with playing cards. |
| v. (body) | 6. catch a wink, catnap, nap | take a siesta.; "She naps everyday after lunch for an hour" |
| ~ catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber | be asleep. |
| ~ doze, drowse, snooze | sleep lightly or for a short period of time. |
| snooze | | |
| pilaw | | |
| n. (food) | 1. pilaf, pilaff, pilau, pilaw | rice cooked in well-seasoned broth with onions or celery and usually poultry or game or shellfish and sometimes tomatoes. |
| ~ dish | a particular item of prepared food.; "she prepared a special dish for dinner" |
| ~ bulgur pilaf | pilaf made with bulgur wheat instead of rice and usually without meat. |
| vigil | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. vigil | a period of sleeplessness. |
| ~ wakefulness | a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world.; "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar" |
| n. (act) | 2. vigil, watch | the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival). |
| ~ religious rite, rite | an established ceremony prescribed by a religion.; "the rite of baptism" |
| ~ viewing, wake | a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial.; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake" |
| ~ agrypnia | a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter). |
| ~ faith, religion, religious belief | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny.; "he lost his faith but not his morality" |
| n. (act) | 3. vigil, watch | a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe. |
| ~ surveillance | close observation of a person or group (usually by the police). |
| ~ continuous receiver watch, listening watch | a watch established for the reception of traffic of interest to the unit maintaining the watch. |
| ~ spying | keeping a secret or furtive watch. |
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