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siesta - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | siesta |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nap |
| Synonyms: | break*, catnap, doze, few z's*, forty winks*, interlude, intermission, microsleep*, nod*, pause, respite, rest, shuteye*, snooze*, spot* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | siesta |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nap |
| Synonyms: | catch, catch forty winks*, catnap, doze, drop off*, drowse, get some shut-eye*, grab some z's*, nod*, nod off, rack*, relax, rest, sleep, snooze*, take a siesta*, take a snooze* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | afternoon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | period after 12 noon and before sunset |
| Synonyms: | P.M., cocktail hour, post meridian, siesta, teatime |
| Main Entry: | doze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | light sleep |
| Synonyms: | catnap, forty winks*, nap, slumber, snooze*, drowse, shut-eye, siesta |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sleep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | suspension of consciousness |
| Synonyms: | bedtime, catnap, coma, dormancy, doze, dream, dullness, few z's, forty winks*, hibernation, lethargy, nap, nod, repose, rest, sack time, sandman, shuteye, siesta, slumber, slumberland, snooze, torpidity, torpor, trance |
| Antonyms: | awakening, consciousness, wakefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snooze |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | light sleep |
| Synonyms: | catnap, doze, forty winks*, nap, slumber, siesta |
| Antonyms: | awakening, consciousness, wakefulness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snooze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sleep lightly |
| Synonyms: | catnap, doze, drop off, nap, slumber, drowse, nod off, siesta, take forty winks |
| Antonyms: | awaken, wake up |
| Main Entry: | beauty sleep |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deep restful sleep |
| Synonyms: | extra sleep, forty winks, full night's sleep, nap, rest, siesta, sleep before midnight, snooze |
| Main Entry: | forty winks |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short sleep |
| Synonyms: | catnap, crash, nap, snooze, wink, blanket drill, power nap, rack time, sack time, siesta, some Zs, spot of sleep, wink of sleep, zizz |
| Main Entry: | nap |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short, light sleep |
| Synonyms: | break, catnap, doze, few z's, forty winks*, interlude, intermission, microsleep, nod, pause, respite, rest, shuteye, siesta, snooze*, spot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inactivity |
| Synonyms: | break, breather*, breathing space*, calm, calmness, cessation, coffee break, comfort, composure, downtime*, doze, ease, forty winks*, halt, holiday, hush, idleness, interlude, intermission, interval, leisure, letup*, lull, nap, pause, peace, quiescence, quiet, recess, recreation, refreshment, relaxation, relief, repose, respite, silence, sleep, slumber, standstill, stay, stillness, stop, time off, vacation, cutoff, dreaminess, motionlessness, quietude, siesta, somnolence, tranquillity |
| Antonyms: | action, activity, energy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lie |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be prostrate, flat |
| Synonyms: | couch, loll, lounge, nap, recline, repose, rest, retire, sleep, sprawl, turn in, be prone, be recumbent, be supine, go to bed, laze, lie down, siesta, stretch out |
| Notes: | to lay is to place something; to lie is to recline |
| Antonyms: | stand, straighten, be upright |
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