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PRONUNCIATION OF FORTY WINKS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORTY WINKS

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preposition
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determiner
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Forty winks is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORTY WINKS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Forty winks

To take forty winks is to take a nap for a short period of time, or to take a short sleep during the day. The term Forty winks is an English idiomatic noun that can be used in the singular or plural. This can be used in sayings such as "Tomas Faherty had 40 winks during his dinner hour, while Brett was busy at work." Alternative idiomatic sayings such as could not sleep a wink provide the mental picture of a wink being the shortest type of sleep available and "forty winks" therefore gives an indication of an appropriate short sleep.

Definition of forty winks in the English dictionary

The definition of forty winks in the dictionary is a short light sleep; nap.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORTY WINKS

fortuitousness
fortuity
Fortuna
fortunate
fortunately
fortunateness
fortune
fortune cookie
fortune hunter
fortune-hunter
fortune-hunting
fortune-teller
fortune-telling
fortuneless
fortunize
forty
forty-five
forty-niner
forty-ninth parallel
fortyish

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORTY WINKS

blinks
drinks
golf links
high jinks
hijinks
hunting pinks
jinks
links
methinks
pilliwinks
tiddlywinks

Synonyms and antonyms of forty winks in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «forty winks» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORTY WINKS

Find out the translation of forty winks to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of forty winks from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «forty winks» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

打个盹儿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

guiños cuarenta
570 millions of speakers

English

forty winks
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चालीस विंक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أربعين الغمزات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сорок подмигивает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Forty Winks
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চল্লিশ উইং
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit somme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Empat puluh berkedip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Forty Winks
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

仮眠
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마흔 윙크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patang puluh winks
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bốn mươi nháy mắt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாற்பது முகங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चाळीस विन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırk göz kırpması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Forty Winks
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Forty Winks
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сорок підморгує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pui de somn
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σαράντα νεύματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veertig knip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fyrtio blinkningar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

førti blunker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of forty winks

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTY WINKS»

The term «forty winks» is regularly used and occupies the 62.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORTY WINKS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about forty winks

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORTY WINKS»

Discover the use of forty winks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to forty winks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tessa's Forty Winks: ...2072
Tessa's. Forty. Winks. Chapter. 1. Tessa woke from her slumber and peered through sleepy eyes upon unfamiliar surroundings. Glass and white walls with touches of color in geometric designs on wall hangings and other furnishings filled her ...
Carol Kline, 2014
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"They Thought it was a Marvel": Arthur Melbourne-Cooper ...
Complementary sources Gifford-1968 (page 29), 1973, 1978 (page 70), 1986, 2000: “01887/01796 – In The Land of Nod, April 1908 (365), reissue: 1910, Grandpa's Forty Winks. Alpha Trading Company (Walturdaw). P:D:S:A: Arthur Cooper.
Tjitte de Vries, Ati Mul, 2009
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A Romance of a Mince-pie: An Incident in the Life of John ...
stones into the water if he caught them fishing in the Slush--a ditch, by courtesy called a stream, which runs by Forty-winks, but in what direction nobody ever found out; and was on one occasion caught sticking pins into Mrs. John Brown's baby ...
Angus Bethune Reach, 1848
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Teaching Emergent Readers: Collaborative Library Lesson Plans
Pretty Good Magic by Cathy East Dubowski and Mark Dubowski Reading Level 2.4 Setting: The very quiet town of Forty Winks Characters: Presto the Magician, the Mayor of Forty Winks, and dozens of rabbits Plot: Presto the Magician is a ...
Judy Sauerteig, 2005
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Idioms and Other English Expressions: Grades 4-6
forty. winks. Meaning ▷ nap; sleep How It Is Used ▷ Camp Kaleidoscope was fun, but tiring! Hilda lay on her bunk to catch forty winks between craft time and swimming. This way, she hoped ...
Timothy Rasinski, Kathleen Knoblock, Kathleen N. Kopp, 2007
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Exploring Idioms: A Critical-Thinking Resource for Grades 4-8
Background: To catch forty winks dates to the early 1800s, but associating winks with sleep goes back much earlier to the 15th century. Forty winks is much like a cat nap—a brief refresher sleep. The reasoning behind assigning the number ...
Valeri R. Helterbran, 2008
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美國最新口語
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懷中, 2005
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Comic Book Price Guide
Forty Winks Christmas Special • 275 276 • Forty Winks Super Special Edition: TV Party Tonite! Fore/Punk Parody 1/A-1/B ..................................... 3.00 Foreternity Antarctic, 1997 1-4 ............................................. 3.00 Forever Amber Image, 1999 ...
Brent Frankenhoff, 2010
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Boys' Life
July, 1 9 13 3 hesitantly — "seeing our folks celebrate the Fourth of July because we signed the Declaration of Independence then, I kind of like old Forty-Winks's spunk. He's standing up for his rights, too. I'd— I've a scheme that may save him ...
10
Molly Hacker Is Too Picky!
“Claude, Ali Baba had forty thieves, and I desperately need forty winks.” “ Girlfriend, listen, why don't you catch about twenty winks, then call me when you wake up, and I'll bring dinner over. From whatever restaurant you like. If you don't call ...
Lisette Brodey, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORTY WINKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term forty winks is used in the context of the following news items.
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Behind the barn doors: A look behind the scenes at the chuckwagon …
Jerrad Greiner, barn hand for the Mitch Sutherland team catches forty winks as he escapes from the heat in the chuckwagon barns on ... «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
2
Driverless Cars Are Coming: Are We Ready?
... an absolute necessity, and the angry morning commuters stuck in traffic are replaced by hundreds catching forty winks on their way to work. «Tech Cocktail, Jun 15»
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Boxing Club in Sutton on Sea receives £200
... Greg's Mobility, Richard Arnold Funeral Services, Martin at Forty Winks, Robert at Watsons, Lincs Community Foundation, John Gregory and ... «Louth Leader, Jun 15»
4
Exploitation Blurs The Line Be
While it served her well to rest and catch her forty winks in a place that required her to stay still for several hours, the pathos of the situation ... «The Citizen, Jun 15»
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Exploitation Blurs The Line Between Nude Art Models And Sex …
While it served her well to rest and catch her forty winks in a place that required her to stay still for several hours, the pathos of the situation ... «Google, Jun 15»
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Feat of a humongous rainbow force, punishingly achieved
Swami Atmapriyananda of Belur Math was calmer of visage, he stole forty winks. Modi's yoga guru H.R. Nagendra watched on, keen and ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jun 15»
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Zoo volunteer wins national photo award
Ray Wiltshire, from Paignton, took the award with his picture, Forty Winks, showing Bornean orang utan mother Mali and baby Tatau asleep on ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jun 15»
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Miles Franklin: Joan London's extract from The Golden Age: 'It holds …
The door to Sister Penny's office was closed: she'd be catching forty winks on her couch. His first goal, as usual, was to set eyes on Elsa. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Just like Kanye! Kim Kardashian shares adorable picture of North …
kimkardashian/instagram. All Day rapper Kanye grabbed a quick forty winks as the family paid a visit to the Frozen Sing-Along show. In pictures ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
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22 things Glastonbury virgins need to know
Grab forty winks while you can or take a lot of Pro Plus. The view of Glastonbury from the Stone Circle is breathtaking: Seriously, go at sunset ... «Gigwise, Jun 15»

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