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 and divides as shu-t-eye under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.