noun. A brief sleep, often during the day.

intransitive verb. To sleep for a brief period, often during the day; doze.

intransitive verb. To be unaware of imminent danger or trouble; be off guard.

noun. A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.

transitive verb. To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

transitive verb. To pour or put a sauce or gravy over (a cooked dish).

noun. undefined

noun. A card game that resembles whist.

noun. The highest bid in this game, announcing the intention to win five tricks, the maximum number in a hand.

noun. undefined

noun. A short sleep.

To have a short sleep; be drowsy.

To detect in the very act: hence the phrase in the quotation.

To raise or put a nap on.

noun. A beaker.

noun. The woolly or villous substance on the surface of cloth, felt, or other fabric.

noun. Some covering resembling the nap of cloth.

noun. A felted cloth used in polishing glass, marble, etc.

noun. plural The loops of the warp in uncut velvet, which, when cut, form tho pile.

noun. Dress; form; presentation.

To strike.

To cheat.

noun. A knob; a protuberance; the top of a hill.

To seize; grasp.

noun. An abbreviated form of napoleon, 2.

intransitive verb. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.

intransitive verb. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared.

noun. A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.

noun. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile.

noun. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.

transitive verb. To raise, or put, a nap on.

noun. Same as napoleon, 1, below.

noun. A soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather.

verb. to form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather)

noun. A short period of sleep, especially one during the day

verb. to have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day

verb. to be off one's guard

verb. To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive)

noun. A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips

noun. A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon

verb. to grab; to nab

noun. the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

noun. a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

verb. take a siesta

noun. a period of time spent sleeping

noun. a soft or fuzzy surface texture

noun. sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

"Ah, rereading your reply from yesterday, I can assure you that what you call a nap is the beginning state of rest."

take one napping  

catch napping  catnap  dirt nap  kidnap  napped  

card game  cards  texture  thread  yarn  

App  Capp  Jap  Lapp  Papp  

bath  chat  doze  excursion  halt  

blanket drill  break  cat nap  catnap  cotton  

Napoleon  napoleon  napped  napping  

napped  napping  naps