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1forty winks — {n. phr.}, {informal} A short period of sleep; a nap. * /When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks./ Compare: SHUT EYE …
2forty winks — {n. phr.}, {informal} A short period of sleep; a nap. * /When the truck driver felt sleepy, he stopped by the side of the road to catch forty winks./ Compare: SHUT EYE …
3forty winks — n. a nap; sleep. (Usually with a quantifier. Either forty or some, a few, a bunch of, etc.) □ I could use forty winks before I have to get to work. □ I need forty winks before I get started again …
4catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS …
5catch forty winks — See: FORTY WINKS …
6wink — I n. 1) to give smb. a wink 2) a suggestive wink 3) (misc.) I didn t get a wink of sleep last night; to take forty winks ( to take a brief nap ) II v. (D; intr.) to wink at (also fig.: the police winked at illegal gambling) * * * [wɪŋk] to take… …
7rest — I 1. verb 1) he needed to rest Syn: relax, take a rest, ease up/off, let up, slow down, have/take a break, unbend, unwind, recharge one s batteries, be at leisure, take it easy, put one s feet up; lie down, go to bed, have/take a nap …
8wink — I UK [wɪŋk] / US verb Word forms wink : present tense I/you/we/they wink he/she/it winks present participle winking past tense winked past participle winked 1) [intransitive/transitive] to quickly close and open one eye as a sign to someone, for… …
9sleep — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slumber, somnolence, nap, doze, drowse, rest, repose; coma; hypnosis. v. i. slumber, repose, doze, nap; be dead or dormant. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slumber, doze, nap, rest, repose, sound sleep, deep… …
10doze — 1. verb she was dozing at her desk when the supervisor walked by Syn: catnap, nap, drowse, sleep lightly, rest; informal snooze, catch forty winks, get some shut eye, catch some Zs; literary slumber 2. noun a little doze before dinner might be… …
