forty winks

forty winks meaning in Tamil

Examples of forty winks in a sentence

• "A Forty Winks Nap," in a horizontal posture, is the best preparative for any extraordinary exertion of either.1821, [William Kitchiner], “Sleep”, in The Art of Invigorating and Prolonging Life, by Food, Clothes, Air, Exercise, Wine, Sleep, &c. […]...
• John hitches himself in his oaken settle, and yawns awake from the "forty winks" in which he has indulged after his day's work: […]1834 January, Dashwood [pseudonym], “New Year’s Eve”, in The Sporting Magazine, volume VIII (2nd Series), number XLV, [London]: [s.n.]...
• [T]hey cuddled in comfortably for forty winks before the anthem [during a church service].1897, Hall Caine, chapter XIII, in The Christian: A Story, London: William Heinemann, →OCLC, 1st book (The Outer World), page 63:
• I sneak off behind the crates to grab forty winks where the supervisor can't find me.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (science fiction), Redwood City, Calif.: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, P.C., scene: Eden Prime:

Synonyms of forty winks

• shut-eye
• twenty winks
• cark
• doss
• rest
• sleep

All synonyms of forty winks

Origin of forty winks

From forty + winks, possibly referring to a nap supposedly lasting as long as it takes a person to wink (i.e., blink) forty times.

Words that rhyme with forty winks

• sphinx
• jinx
• jynx
• minx
• binks
• blinks
• blynx
• cinques
• deep links
• dinks
• drinks
• drynx

Questions about forty winks

What does forty winks mean?

Forty winks means a short sleep, especially when taken during the day; a nap.

What is forty winks in Tamil?

Forty winks in Tamil is சிறு துயில். See Forty winks meaning in Tamil.

How do you use forty winks in a sentence?

"A Forty Winks Nap," in a horizontal posture, is the best preparative for any extraordinary exertion of either.

What part of speech is forty winks?

Forty winks is a noun.

How do you pronounce forty winks?

Forty winks is pronounced /ˌfɔːti ˈwɪŋks/ (UK).