Used in a Sentence

naps

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for naps.

Editorial note

The reason uberman works is because you are getting REM sleep during those 20 minute naps.

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Quick take

(slang) kinky or curly hair

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of naps gathered in one view.

noun

(slang) kinky or curly hair

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for naps.

noun

(slang) kinky or curly hair

Example sentences

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The reason uberman works is because you are getting REM sleep during those 20 minute naps.

2

It should not be a bunch of couches, though a couch for naps is good.

3

Ya know, if the NSA did have a presence in NAPs and other backbones in the 90s, the employees there would know.

4

And the first week I slept about 3 hours a night with maybe a few naps during the day.

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There is a limited AP and he did naps at max 20min each.

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I find 15 minute naps the most effective way to reset and have a productive rest of the day.

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I imagine however, prior to modern society, humans took naps more often, especially in agrarian societies after particularly laborious days.

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Man, I take one of those naps every day and I'm not even running 100 miles.

9

Almost none of the venues guarantee quiet, secure places for naps.

10

Not to mention naps for people who get that noon slump.

11

There are some polyphasic sleep techniques that basically exploit this and have sveral short naps of light sleep throughout the 24 day instead of a night's sleep.

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Make sure mom takes naps after the baby's born.

Quote examples

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I also believe in "bi-phasic" sleep of shorter nights and significant naps, again, this has been established reasonably well.

2

That said, I'm leaning towards one of the "core sleep plus naps" variants this time around rather than the 6x20 minute routine.

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I'm not doing this now but when was working on my startup and working a regular job, I was taking "caffeine naps" at 4:30.

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"The device has modes for both ‘power naps’ (which last around 30 minutes)" I'm guessing polyphasic sleepers can use this, but no idea if they provide support specifically for polyphasic sleepers.

Proper noun examples

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Naps, exercise, and a healthy diet are a better alternative though.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use naps in a sentence?

The reason uberman works is because you are getting REM sleep during those 20 minute naps.

What does naps mean?

(slang) kinky or curly hair

What part of speech is naps?

naps is commonly used as noun.