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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 men
  2. cat milk
  3. cat milks
  4. cat mill
  5. cat mills
  6. cat nap
  7. cat napped
  8. cat napper
  9. cat nappers
  10. cat napping
  11. cat naps

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