forty winks

Definitions of forty winks
  1. noun
    sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
    synonyms: cat sleep, catnap, nap, short sleep, snooze
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    types:
    siesta
    a nap in the early afternoon (especially in hot countries)
    zizz
    a nap
    type of:
    sleeping
    the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
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