Nap vs. Gap

Napnoun

A short period of sleep, especially one during the day.

Napnoun

A soft or fuzzy surface, generally on fabric or leather.

Napnoun

The common direction, on some kinds of fabric, of the hairs making up the pile.

Napnoun

(British) A type of bet in British horse racing, based on the experts' best tips.

Napnoun

A card game in which players take tricks; properly Napoleon.

Napnoun

A bid to take five tricks in the card game Napoleon.

Napnoun

(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) A cup, bowl.

Napverb

To have a nap; to sleep for a short period of time, especially during the day.

Napverb

(figuratively) To be off one's guard.

Napverb

To form or raise a soft or fuzzy surface on (fabric or leather).

Napverb

(obsolete) To grab; to nab.

Napverb

(cooking) To cover (something) with a sauce (usually in passive).

Napverb

To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze.

Napverb

To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as, to be caught napping.

Napverb

To raise, or put, a nap on.

Napnoun

A short sleep; a doze; a siesta.

Napnoun

Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton flannel or of broadcloth.

Napnoun

The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.

Napnoun

Same as Napoleon, 1, below.

Napnoun

a period of time spent sleeping;

Napnoun

a soft or fuzzy surface texture

Napnoun

the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave;

Napnoun

a short sleep (usually not in bed)

Napnoun

a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

Napverb

take a siesta;

Nap

A nap is a short period of sleep, typically taken during daytime hours as an adjunct to the usual nocturnal sleep period. Naps are most often taken as a response to drowsiness during waking hours.

Gapnoun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting.

Gapnoun

An opening allowing passage or entrance.

Gapnoun

An opening that implies a breach or defect.

Gapnoun

A vacant space or time.

Gapnoun

A hiatus, a pause in something which is otherwise continuous.

Gapnoun

A vacancy, deficit, absence, or lack.

Gapnoun

A mountain or hill pass.

Gapnoun

(Sussex) A sheltered area of coast between two cliffs (mostly restricted to place names).

Gapnoun

(baseball) The regions between the outfielders.

Gapnoun

The shortfall between the amount the medical insurer will pay to the service provider and the scheduled fee for the item.

Gapnoun

(AU) (usually written as "the gap") The disparity between the indigenous and non-indigenous communities with regard to life expectancy, education, health, etc.

Gapnoun

(genetics) An unsequenced region in a sequence alignment.

Gapverb

(transitive) To notch, as a sword or knife.

Gapverb

(transitive) To make an opening in; to breach.

Gapverb

(transitive) To check the size of a gap.

Gapnoun

An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.

Gapnoun

The vertical distance between two superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.

Gapverb

To notch, as a sword or knife.

Gapverb

To make an opening in; to breach.

Gapnoun

a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures;

Gapnoun

an open or empty space in or between things;

Gapnoun

a narrow opening;

Gapnoun

a pass between mountain peaks

Gapnoun

an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity;

Gapverb

make an opening or gap in