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nap - use in sentences
Converse of object
- take: I need a shower, take a nap I'll meet you in the bar, we must have a rap.
- catch: Go to bed early and catch a nap whenever you can.
- raise: The teasels were used to raise the nap of the fabric prior to shearing.
- have: He had a nap on the sofa with his Dad.
- need: Younger children may still need a nap or breaks to ` run in the garden ' .
Adjective modifier
- daytime: For some patients, a short daytime nap is beneficial.
- quick: In any case a quick afternoon nap is no hardship for most people.
- short: For some patients, a short daytime nap is beneficial.
- nice: He is sitting on the chair next to me cleaning himself in preparation for a nice little nap.
- little: I decided to sneak into the manager's office for a little nap.
- long: He just came right back in and was fine, but he took a long nap.
Modifies a noun
- pulse: If, during this time, no new larger NAP pulses are encountered, the candidate strobe point is used to initiate temporal integration.
- hand: Bangor went on to complete a second-half nap hand.
Preposition: during
- day: Therefore: No matter how tired you are, do not sleep or nap during the day.
Noun used with modifier
- afternoon: In any case a quick afternoon nap is no hardship for most people.
- cat: The sea crossing was not too good, but I managed to cat nap most of the night.
- power: Breakfast followed by another power nap was the order of the day.
- minute: Also, I go to a tanning bed about every other day for a 15 to 20 minute nap.
- hour: I can actually do things without needing a three hour nap!
Preposition: in
- afternoon: Everybody had to have a nap in the afternoon - children included.
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