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SHUTEYE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shuteye mean?
• SHUTEYE (noun)
The noun SHUTEYE has 1 sense:
1. informal term for sleep
Familiarity information: SHUTEYE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Informal term for sleep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
shut-eye; shuteye
Hypernyms ("shuteye" is a kind of...):
sleep; slumber (a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended)
Context examples
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas at Austin may have found a way for people to get better shuteye.
(Bathing 90 minutes before bedtime can improve sleep quality, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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"Just toss it in my hat and I'll sort it to-morrow." (Dutch proverb)