snooze
Plural: snoozes
Noun
- sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
- A brief period of sleep; a nap.
- The snooze button on an alarm clock.
- Something boring.
Verb
Verb Forms: snoozed, snoozing, snoozes
- To sleep lightly, typically for a short period; to nap.
- sleep lightly or for a short period of time
- To sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.
- To pause; to postpone for a short while.
Examples
- My opponent started to SNOOZE mid-game, indicating his confidence in his lead.
- The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
- The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.
- The whole movie was a snooze.
Origin / Etymology
Unknown, attested since 18th century. Compare Dutch snoezelen (“to snooze”) or Swedish snusa (“to snore lightly”). Confer also Ancient Greek νυστάζω (nustázō, “to doze, drowse”) and Russian сон (son, “sleep, dream”).
Synonyms
cat sleep, catnap, doze, drowse, forty winks, nap, short sleep, bed booger(s), crusty, eye bogie(s), eye booger(s), eye crust, eye goop, eye gunk, eye sand, eye snot, gound, sleeper, sleepies, sleepy, sleepy booger(s), sleepy dust, sleepy sand
Scrabble Score: 15
snooze: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsnooze: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
snooze: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary