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cat-nap

cat-nap is the alternative form of catnap.

Meaning of catnap

Noun

catnap (plural catnaps)

  1. A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime.
    • By 9 A.M., however, all but the most insomniac of the night owls were taking a catnap.1963 August 19, Charlotte Curtis, “Newport Debut Revelry Carries Over to 2d Day”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

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Forms of cat-nap

Noun
pluralcat-naps
Verb
third-person singular presentcat-naps
present participlecat-napping
past participlecat-napped
pastcat-napped

Questions about cat-nap

What is cat-nap the alternative form of?
Cat-nap is the alternative form of catnap.

Words near cat-nap in the dictionary

  1. cat-lick
  2. cat-licks
  3. cat-like
  4. cat-man
  5. cat-men
  6. cat-nap
  7. cat-napped
  8. cat-napper
  9. cat-nappers
  10. cat-napping
  11. cat-naps

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