shut-eye

1. 1.

   informal term for sleep

   Synonymsshuteye

   Broadersleep

Questions about shut-eye

What does shut-eye mean?

shut-eye means "informal term for sleep".

How many syllables are in shut-eye?

shut-eye has 2 syllables: shu-t-eye. The stress falls on "shu".

What is another word for shut-eye?

Close synonyms include shuteye. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is shut-eye a common word?

shut-eye is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.