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forty winks
noun
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
• Syn: ↑nap, ↑catnap, ↑cat sleep, ↑short sleep, ↑snooze
• Derivationally related forms: ↑snooze (for: ↑snooze), ↑catnap (for: ↑catnap), ↑nap (for: ↑nap)
• Hypernyms: ↑sleeping
• Hyponyms: ↑siesta, ↑zizz

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noun plural but singular or plural in construction
: a short sleep : nap

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Informal.
a short nap.
[1815-25]

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forty winks plural noun (informal)
A short nap, esp after dinner
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Main Entry: ↑forty
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forty winks see under ↑forty
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Main Entry: ↑wink

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forty winks UK US noun [uncountable] informal
a short sleep, especially during the day
Thesaurus: sleephyponym to sleep, or to go to sleepsynonym

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forty winks,
Informal. a short nap.

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informal a short sleep or nap, esp. during the day

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noun [plural]
informal : a short sleep : a brief nap

I had time to catch forty winks before the flight.

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ˌforty ˈwinks f8 [forty winks] noun plural (informal)
a short sleep, especially during the day

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I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.