different between naps vs knaps

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: knaps

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Noun

naps pl (plural only)

1. (slang) kinky or curly hair
   • 2009, Rajen Persaud, Why Black Men Love White Women, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 171:

     The short “naps” of the average Sister do not sway in the wind as that of a blonde.

Verb

naps

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nap

Anagrams

• ANPs, NPAS, NSPA, PANs, PNAS, PNAs, Pans, SNAP, SPAN, pans, snap, span

Catalan

Noun

naps

1. plural of nap

Estonian

Etymology

From German Schnaps.

Noun

naps (genitive napsu, partitive napsu)

1. booze, liquor, spirits; a distilled alcoholic beverage

Declension

Finnish

Interjection

naps

1. (onomatopoeic) snap, snip
2. yoink; sound of something being snatched or grabbed
   • 1963, Yrjö A. Jäntti, Martti Haavio, Suomen sana: kansalliskirjallisuutemme valiolukemisto: Volume 1

     Vinski laski kätensä varovaisesti veteen, lähestyi sormet harallaan nahkiaista ja naps!

English

Pronunciation

• Homophone: naps

Verb

knaps

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of knap

Anagrams

• Panks, spank

Danish

Noun

knaps c

1. indefinite genitive singular of knap

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /knaps/

Adjective

knaps

1. scarce; rarefied
   • 2008, Ursula Wiesemann, Contribuição ao desenvolvimento de uma ortografia da língua Hunsrik falada na América do Sul, Associação Internacional de Lingüística – SIL Brasil, page 30:

     awer, ap xeele, tanke, knaps – mas, descascar, agradecer, rarefeito.

     but, to peel, to thank, scarce – but, to peel, to thank, scarce

     (note: the words right of the hyphen are in Portuguese)