Lexic.us

Definition of Snooze

1. Noun. Sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed).

Definition of Snooze

1. n. A short sleep; a nap.

2. v. i. To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.

Definition of Snooze

1. Verb. (intransitive) To sleep, especially briefly; to nap. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To pause; to postpone for a short while. ¹

3. Noun. A period of sleep; a nap. ¹

4. Noun. Something boring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Snooze

1. to sleep lightly [v SNOOZED, SNOOZING, SNOOZES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Snooze

Literary usage of Snooze

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sporting Adventures in the New World, Or, Days and Nights of Moose-hunting by Campbell Hardy (1855)
"Fish— Hares caught in a Snare—A Snug Lodging—The Pipe of Repose — A snooze in the Woods—Unexpected Visitor—An Exciting Situation—Two Moose killed— The Hand ..."

2. Sporting Adventures in the New World, Or, Days and Nights of Moose-hunting by Campbell Hardy (1855)
"... Lodging—The Pipe of Repose — A snooze in the Woods—Unexpected Visitor—An Exciting Situation—Two Moose killed— The Hand Sled—The Indian Couteau de ..."

3. The Collected Works of George Moore by George Moore (1922)
"... inclined for a snooze, but was afraid it would not look well. While hesitating she ceased speaking, and both women fell asleep under the shade of their ..."

4. The Gossip: Or, Scraps of Manuscripts and Facetiæ, Laconica Et Lyrica, Being (1849)
"Having lost the bottle and convives, for they had disappeared, the sounds of harmony had long died away also, when he awoke after a. three hours' snooze, ..."

5. Ten Years in Wall Street: Or, Revelations of Inside Life and Experience on by William Worthington Fowler (1870)
"... and Crops coming in while a Thunder-storm is Brewing—The Cloud Gathers and Bursts —Stocks Fall Down and "Take a snooze"—New Fields for the ..."

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