forty winks

noun

plural in form but singular or plural in construction

: a short sleep : nap

Synonyms

• nap

Examples of forty winks in a Sentence

after turning the boat over to the first mate, the captain went below decks for forty winks

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for forty winks

• binks
• blinks
• chinks
• drinks
• hinks
• inks
• jinks
• jinx
• kinks
• links
• lynx
• minks

Kids Definition

forty winks

singular or plural noun

: a short sleep : nap