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noun • a period of time spent sleeping • a soft or fuzzy surface texture • the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave • sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) • a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes verb • take a siesta | ||||||||
44% | 7 | Catches forty winks | ||||||
noun • a light fitful sleep verb • sleep lightly or for a short period of time • be on the verge of sleeping | ||||||||
27% | 9 | Where you catch forty winks | ||||||
noun • an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night | ||||||||
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