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noun
cat·​nap
ˈkat-ˌnap

Definition

Other Words
  • catnap intransitive verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
doze drowse forty winks kip [chiefly British] nap siesta snooze wink
Examples
  • //a catnap left me refreshed enough to face the rest of the day
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
catnap
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

CD-ROM
noun
ˌsē-ˌdē-ˈräm

Definition

  • a CD containing computer data that cannot be altered
First Known Use
1983, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
compact disc read-only memory
cen​ter
noun
cen·​ter
ˈsen-tər ˈse-nər

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the point around which a circle or sphere is described
    broadly a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point

    called also center of symmetry

    hare'> 
noun
cat·​nap
ˈkat-ˌnap

Definition

  • a very short light nap
Other Words
  • catnap intransitive verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
doze drowse forty winks kip [chiefly British] nap siesta snooze wink
Examples
  • //a catnap left me refreshed enough to face the rest of the day
First Known Use
1801, in the meaning defined above
catnap
verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

CD-ROM
noun
ˌsē-ˌdē-ˈräm

Definition

  • a CD containing computer data that cannot be altered
First Known Use
1983, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
compact disc read-only memory
cen​ter
noun
cen·​ter
ˈsen-tər ˈse-nər

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • the point around which a circle or sphere is described
    broadly a point that is related to a geometrical figure in such a way that for any point on the figure there is another point on the figure such that a straight line joining the two points is bisected by the original point

    called also center of symmetry

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