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What is the noun for naps?

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napper
  1. a person who takes a nap
  2. (obsolete) a sheep stealer
  3. (slang) the head
  4. (obsolete) a machine used to raise the nap on cloth
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  6. Examples:
    1. “The shepherd caught the napper red-handed as he was trying to smuggle the stolen sheep out of the pasture.”
      “Except he is not a man to allow his napper to reside in clouds, despite the club's fortunes taking off during his three-year stewardship.”
      “When the Slovakian defender had cause to whack his napper at another careering ball, there was no doubt as to where it would end up.”
nap
  1. (Britain) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
  2. (card game) A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
  3. A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “My nap was interrupted at about six that evening by a knock on my bedroom door.”
      “Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side.”
      “Velvet doesn't work well because the nap of the fabric will crush unnaturally.”
nap
  1. A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “My nap was interrupted at about six that evening by a knock on my bedroom door.”
      “Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side.”
      “Velvet doesn't work well because the nap of the fabric will crush unnaturally.”
napping
nap
  1. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “My nap was interrupted at about six that evening by a knock on my bedroom door.”
      “Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side.”
      “Velvet doesn't work well because the nap of the fabric will crush unnaturally.”
naptime
  1. The time at which one naps
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Keeping your baby's room dark at naptime may help her sleep more restfully.”
      “It was nearing naptime and so the three hurried to grab groceries, worrying that the baby would get fussy after too long.”
      “My last book, The Language of Flowers, I wrote completely on naptime, when my little kids were asleep.”
nap
  1. (dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “My nap was interrupted at about six that evening by a knock on my bedroom door.”
      “Flannelette is a soft cotton fabric with a nap on one side.”
      “Velvet doesn't work well because the nap of the fabric will crush unnaturally.”
naps
naptimes
nappings
nappers
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