shut-eye
See also: shuteye
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃʌtaɪ/
Alternative forms
- shuteye
Etymology
shut + eye
Noun
shut-eye (uncountable)
- (informal) Sleep.
- Synonyms: forty winks, nap, snooze; see also Thesaurus:shut-eye
- 2008, William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone, Preachers Showdown, Pinnacle Books, →ISBN, page 172,
- 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.