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   snooze

   /snuːz/

   verb

   • 1. have a short, light sleep, especially during the day: "the children play beach games while the adults snooze in the sun"
   • 2. activate the snooze button on (an alarm clock): "commuters will savour that extra time snoozing the alarm"
   • ▪ temporarily turn off (notifications) in an app or on a device, especially until a specific time: "you can snooze some emails that you want to tackle later"

   noun

   • 1. a short, light sleep, especially during the day: "he settled in the grass for a snooze"
   • 2. someone or something that is boring or tedious: informal "the actual listening experience is often something of a snooze"

   Word Origin late 18th century: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. snoozer noun
   • 2. snoozy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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