Snooze

noun

/snʉːz/

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA brief period of sleep; a nap.

"The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill."

2.nounThe snooze button on an alarm clock.

3.nounSomething boring.

"The whole movie was a snooze."

4.verbTo sleep, especially briefly; to nap, doze.

"The boss caught him snoozing at his desk."

5.verbTo pause; to postpone for a short while.

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