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snooze

[ snooz ]

/ snuz /

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verb (used without object), snoozed, snooz·ing.

to sleep; slumber; doze; nap.

noun

a short sleep; nap.

Origin of snooze

First recorded in 1780–90; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM snooze

snooz·er, noun snooz·y, adjective

Words nearby snooze

snoopy, snoose, snoot, snootful, snooty, snooze, snoozefest, snoqualmie falls, snore, snorkel, snorkeling

Example sentences from the Web for snooze

The whole thing just seems off to me… and also a snooze—especially when you put it up against the more fascinating threads.

‘Orange Is the New Black’: Inside the Wild S2 Finale and What’s Next for Season 3 |Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern |July 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Sleeping might seem simple enough—just crawl into bed at the end of the night, and snooze away until morning, right?

How to Better Use Your Data | |January 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Just something to think about before you hit that snooze button tomorrow.

The EPA’s Million-Dollar Con Man |Michelle Cottle |December 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The way he goes about this vengeance, however, is enough a snooze for you to want to close your own coffin for an eternal slumber.

NBC’s ‘Dracula’ Sure Is Sexy, But It Isn’t Scary |Kevin Fallon |October 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He ambled into the main auditorium, telling me he was exhausted, while Newt Gingrich wrapped up a snooze of a speech.

Michele Bachmann Saves Day Three of CPAC |Caitlin Dickson |March 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Every day he ate a sheep; then, after a snooze, every one who had the misfortune to fall into his hands.

Basque Legends |Wentworth Webster
He had traveled during most of the morning, and having already eaten a little, he began to feel the want of a snooze.

Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon |Jules Verne
Wal, younker, if you've no 'bjection you can lay down and snooze till morning.

Two Boys in Wyoming |Edward S. Ellis
There was no convenient ice-pan floating near on which he might clamber for a snooze.

Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North |Fullerton Waldo
Nancy shall go to the ken and fetch it, to make all sure, and Ill lie down and have a snooze while shes gone.

Oliver Twist, Vol. III (of 3) |Charles Dickens

British Dictionary definitions for snooze

snooze

/ (snuːz) informal /

verb

(intr) to take a brief light sleep

noun

a nap

Derived forms of snooze

snoozer, noun snoozy, adjective

Word Origin for snooze

C18: of unknown origin