nap

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This word consists of 3 letters and is spelled as "N-A-P". It has 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

How do you spell nap

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nap

verb

How to pronunciation nap: ˈnap

What does Nap Mean?

What does nap meaning in English

1. Slumber; a short sleep. Mopsa sat swallowing of sleep with open mouth making such a noise, as no body could lay the stealing of a nap to her charge. Sidney, b. ii. Let your bounty Take a nap, and I will awake it anon. Shakespeare. The sun had long since in the lap Of Thetis , taken out his nap. Hudibras, p. ii. So long as I’m at the forge you are still taking your nap. L’Estrange, Fab.
   
2. [ Hnoppa , Saxon .] Down; villous substance. Amongst those leaves she made a butterfly With excellent device and wondrous flight; The velvet nap, which on his wings doth lie, The silken down, with which his back is dight. Spenser. Jack Cade the clothier, means to dress the Commonwealth, and set a new nap upon it. Shakes. Plants, though they have no prickles, have a kind of downy or velvet rind upon their leaves; which down or nap cometh of a subtil spirit, in a soft or fat substance. Bacon. Ah! where must needy poet seek for aid When dust and rain at once his coat invade; His only coat! where dust confus’d with rain Roughens the nap, and leaves a mingled stain. Swift.

Other definitions for nap

The definition of 'nap' is: to sleep briefly especially during the day : doze

How many syllables does "nap" have?

Want to know how to spell nap, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "nap consists of 1 syllables and is spelled "ˈnap".

Synonyms for nap:

There are synonyms for 'nap'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'nap':

Some words similar to "nap"

• nape
• napp
• nappy
• nappe
• knap
• snap

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How many points in scrabble for nap

How many points is the word "nap" in Scrabble? Is "nap" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.