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shuteye

[ shuht-ahy ]

/ ˈʃʌtˌaɪ /

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noun Informal.

sleep.

Origin of shuteye

First recorded in 1895–1900; shut + eye

Words nearby shuteye

shut-in, shut-off, shut-out bid, shutdown, shute, shuteye, shutoff, shutout, shutter, shutter priority, shutter release

Example sentences from the Web for shut-eye

"Shut-eye," he nodded, and turned back to his multifarious duties.

The Definite Object |Jeffery Farnol
I've had my jaw-tackle stowed for an hour, letting you do the shut-eye trick.

Motor Matt's Clue |Stanley R. Matthews
Night came, and the Shut-eye train carried the boy far away to the Land of Slumber.

Brooks's Readers, Third Year |Stratton D. Brooks
Those Cross-branders didnt seem to have any more use for shut-eye that night than a convention o owls.

Friar Tuck |Robert Alexander Wason

"And there's another reason why I want some shut-eye, too," he said.

Dave Dawson with the R.A.F |R. Sidney Bowen

British Dictionary definitions for shut-eye

shuteye

/ (ˈʃʌtˌaɪ) /

noun

an informal term for sleep