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shuteye

shuteye is the alternative spelling of shut-eye.

Meaning of shut-eye

Noun

shut-eye (uncountable)

  1. (informal) 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

Questions about shuteye

What is shuteye the alternative spelling of?
Shuteye is the alternative spelling of shut-eye.

Words near shuteye in the dictionary

  1. shutdown
  2. shutdowns
  3. shute
  4. shutes
  5. Shutesbury
  6. shuteye
  7. shutin
  8. shutins
  9. shutki
  10. shutness
  11. shutoff

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