shut-eye
/ˈʃʌtaɪ/
shut-eye noun: sleep.
Noun
shut-eye (uncountable)
- Sleep.
- With the night so quiet and peaceful, though, there was nothing he could do except return to camp and try to get a little shut-eye himself.2008, William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone, Preachers Showdown, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 172
- To make matters worse, he sorely needs some shut-eye. “Not to get into it, but I’m not a great sleeper,” he says, reaching out of frame for his coffee.2025 September 12, Ryan Gilbey, “‘Hollywood has everything to do with the terrible state of the world’: Charlie Kaufman on AI, Eternal Sunshine – and toothache”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
shut-eye meaning in Bengali
Synonyms of shut-eye
Forms of shut-eye
| alternative form | shuteye |
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Origin of shut-eye
From shut + eye.
Questions about shut-eye
- What does shut-eye mean?
- Shut-eye means sleep.
- What is shut-eye in Bengali?
- Shut-eye in Bengali is ঘুম. See Shut-eye meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is shut-eye?
- Shut-eye is a noun.
- How do you pronounce shut-eye?
- Shut-eye is pronounced /ˈʃʌtaɪ/.
Words near shut-eye in the dictionary
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