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A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.
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A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.
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The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.
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If the fabric has a nap, make sure all pieces are cut with the nap going the same direction.
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To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).
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A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.
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A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.
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A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.
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To grab; to nab.
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To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).
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(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.
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Kinky or curly hair
Examples of naps in a Sentence
I'll just have to take naps while she's asleep.
These are the "floors" that your cat uses to climb the tree and take naps.
Limit naps to no more than 30 minutes and note any changes.
Dean's spoon-fed explanation to the two, served between naps and medical visits, satisfied officialdom enough to free Dean from any hint of culpability.
He is naps almost every day for one hour in the early evening.
Jack would wake up from naps surrounded by nine-year-olds waiting for him to say, " We have a liftoff.
By four months of age, your baby will consolidate her sleeping into much longer stretches at night and shorter naps during the day.
Outside of the set times for snacks, meals, naps, and organized activities, ensure the facility also encourages free play so that children have a chance to use their imaginations and to learn to share and play together.
Breastfeeding will have an effect on how long your baby naps and/or sleeps through the night.
Some experts recommend taking measures to keep an infant awake during daytime hours by preventing naps and engaging in stimulating activities.
When your infant naps in the daytime, it is always best for mothers to jump on this opportunity for a nap themselves.
Try to begin taking him at regular periods during the day, such as after lunch and before naps and bedtime.
Your one year old probably takes two naps a day, and you'll need to consider this when planning for the big day.
It would be wise not to have your child skip one of his naps, if possible.
To make things a little more convenient, you can set up a portable crib in the living room or den, and this is where your baby can take her naps.
As your infant grows, you should be able to help her take at least three naps of 30 minutes or more throughout the day.
Eventually, she'll drop down to two naps, and these may last an hour or more each.
Either their child won't take naps during the day and is absolutely exhausted-and cranky-at night, or their child takes a good nap during the day, but awakens frequently at night.
Schedule play dates, shopping trips, birthday parties, etc. around your child's naps as much as possible.
Daytime naps usually last for two hours and occur about three times a day.
Naps will still occur in the morning and the afternoon and last about one hour at this stage of development.
Naps help prevent babies from becoming overtired which can worsen existing sleep problems for months.
Once a baby reaches two or three months of age, she may be taking three distinct naps throughout the day.
As she grows, however, those naptimes will usually be reduced to two naps a day-one in the morning and one in the afternoon.
Some children just naturally love to take naps; they astound family and friends with the ease in which they settle down to sleep.
He usually naps all day, after being out all night.
Those who are tired during normal daytime hours, take frequent naps, have problems falling to sleep or remaining asleep at night, are likely suffering from a sleep problem that may be due to poor sleep hygiene.
Everyone experiences the occasional sleepless night and is grumpy the next day, but any parent can tell you that when kids miss their naps and aren't getting enough sleep, they're a real bear to deal with.
White noise machines are also helpful for parents who would like their children to sleep soundly during the night or daytime naps.
Multiple Sleep Latency Test - A ten-hour test during which the patient is asked to take a series of naps every two hours and then stay awake between the naps.
Short naps taken in sporadic bursts throughout the day cannot replace a full night of healthy sleep.
These medicines can make you sleepy for hours, and are not intended for naps.
An afternoon siesta may be tempting, however, if you are having difficulty sleeping, you may need to cut down on your naptime or eliminate naps altogether.
If you still have trouble, replace your naps with other leisurely activities, such as reading or reflecting.
Many creative individuals have used lucid dreaming as way to experiment and come up with inventions, including great inventors like Thomas Edison who was known to take naps as he worked on inventions.
The problem compels the person to take frequent naps, often at inappropriate times, without relief from fatigue.
Also, try limiting naps to less than 45 minutes during the day.
Taking naps during the day can cause insomnia at night as well.
The test measures sleep latency (the speed with which the patient falls asleep) during a series of planned naps during the day.
If you're not quite ready for lovemaking, take a nap together while the baby naps.
Nap when your baby naps to catch up on the late-night wakings.
Getting plenty of sleep, whether you take additional naps during the day or not, is essential for your body and your developing baby.
Avoid falling into the trap of avoiding naps since even a thirty minute nap can help you achieve a healthier outlook mentally, emotionally, and physically.
A baby timer allows moms and dads to keep track of diaper changes and naps throughout the course of the day.
Eventually those naps will stretch out into longer periods of time!
He should be settling into a more structured sleep pattern, and he'll probably be taking two or three naps during the day.
An infant may take three or more small naps during the day.
The top-of-line baby monitors have flown past simple sound features and now offer full live footage of your infant as he or she naps or frolics.
All cats love a special place to relax in, take naps and scratch their claws.
You will notice that your cat naps more often and for longer periods of time.