catnap
Quick light sleep
A catnap is a short, light sleep taken during the day—brief enough that a cat might take one between activities.
The verb means to doze briefly: I catnapped on the couch while waiting for dinner.
Unlike a full nap, a catnap suggests just a few minutes of rest.
Brief light rest
- snoozeLight brief sleep
- slumberLight, restful unconsciousness
- siestaMidday rest
- drowseLight, fitful sleep
shuteye · kip · zzz · nod · microsleep
Short in duration
- shortOf limited extent
- quickMoving with speed
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
short-lived · transient · temporary · abbreviated · snapshot · flash
Small furry housepet
- sunbeamShaft of daylight
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
- cozyWarm and snug
- purringVibrating vocalization of contentment
whiskers · feline · stretching
Restore electrical capacity
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
- restoreReturn to earlier state
renew · replenish · boost · pick-me-up
Stealthily deceptive
- stolenTaken unlawfully
- secretConcealed information
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- covertIntentionally concealed
unauthorized · hidden · undetected · on-the-sly · under-the-radar
doze
Brief light rest
brief
Short in duration
momentary · short-lived · transient · temporary · abbreviated · snapshot · flash
cat
Small furry housepet
- sunbeamShaft of daylight
- windowsillHorizontal frame beneath pane
- cozyWarm and snug
purring · whiskers · feline · stretching
recharge
Restore electrical capacity
- refreshRestore energy or newness
- rejuvenateRestore youthful vigor
- revitalizeRestore strength and vitality
restore · renew · replenish · boost · pick-me-up
sneaky
Stealthily deceptive
covert · unauthorized · hidden · undetected · on-the-sly · under-the-radar
- light sleepdozing, snooze, drowsing, half-asleep
- sleepsleep, sleeping, doze, slumber, snooze
- napssiesta, snooze, doze, forty winks, snoozing
- restresting, sleeping, dozing, slumber, slumbering
- pick-me-upscaffeine, coffee, espresso, energy drink, boost
- quick breaksbreak, coffee break, recess, timeout, brief pause
catnapdeep sleep
Unconsciousness hard to rouse
hibernation · coma · dead sleep · dead to the world · REM sleep