What does snooze mean?
Definitions for snooze
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Princeton's WordNet
nap, catnap, cat sleep, forty winks, short sleep, snoozeverb
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
snooze, drowse, dozeverb
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
Wiktionary
snoozenoun
A period of sleep; a nap.
The cat enjoys taking a snooze on a sunny windowsill.
snoozenoun
Something boring.
The whole movie was a snooze.
snoozeverb
To sleep, especially briefly; to nap.
The boss caught him snoozing at his desk.
snoozeverb
To pause; to postpone for a short while.
ChatGPT
snooze
A snooze is a short, light sleep or nap, often taken in association with the act of briefly suspending an alarm–typically on a clock or mobile device. It can also refer to the function or button on an alarm clock that delays the alarm from ringing for a brief period of time.
Webster Dictionary
Snoozenoun
a short sleep; a nap
Snoozeverb
to doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber
Etymology: [Scot. snooze to sleep; cf. Dan. & Sw. snus snuff.]
Wikidata
Snooze
Snooze is an episode of the award-winning British comedy television series The Goodies. As always, the episode was written by members of The Goodies.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Snooze
snōōz, v.i. to doze.—n. a nap.—n. Snooz′er. [Prob. the same as snore, influenced by sneeze.]
Snooze
snōōz, v.i. to doze: to slumber.—n. a quiet nap.—n. Snooz′er. [Prob. the same as snore, influenced by sneeze.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of snooze in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of snooze in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of snooze in a Sentence
If you need to rise first, offer to not hit the snooze button too often, so it goes off a bunch of times and disturbs the other person.
If you snooze you lose in this environment. Product is going left and right, we couldn't get the money to them fast enough. They said they are all gone.
Holly Phillips said. It's not clear why this happens ; studies suggest that in response to the stress of not getting quality snooze time, there's a reduction in activity in the hypothalamus, the control panel of the brain where body temperature is regulated. A study from the European Journal of Applied Physiology appears to back this up : researchers documented a drop in body temperature in 20 sleep-deprived young adults. Metabolism may be a culprit here as well. When you're fatigued from a restless night, your metabolism works at a more sluggish pace, Holly Phillips said, producing less heat and slower circulation. You're dehydrated Up to 60 percent of the adult human body is water, and water helps regulate body temperature.
Grade school is the snooze button on the clock-radio of life.
Death is much like an alarm clock except there is never a snooze button to give you just a moment more, before you really have to wake.
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- غفوةArabic
- nicken, Nickerchen, dösen, ein Nickerchen machen, SchläfchenGerman
- παίρνω έναν υπνάκο, υπνάκος, λαγοκοιμάμαιGreek
- fastidio, siesta, lata, dormitarSpanish
- چرت, چرت زدنPersian
- nokoset, torkahtaa, torkkua, unettava, torkutFinnish
- roupillon, faire une sieste, piquer un roupillon, faire un sommeFrench
- norrag, dèan dùsal, dùsalScottish Gaelic
- sonnellinoItalian
- 居眠り, うたた寝Japanese
- წაუძინებს, თვლემაGeorgian
- doezelenDutch
- drzemka, zdrzemnąć sięPolish
- ațipi, dormitaRomanian
- лёгкий сон, прикорнуть, подремать, короткий сон, вздремнуть, дрематьRussian
- ta en tupplur, tupplurSwedish
- şekerlemeTurkish
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