Shut-eye
/ˈʃʌtaɪ/ noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Sleep. informal, uncountable
"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."
- 2 informal term for sleep wordnet
Example
More examples"Just a spot of shut-eye has already refreshed my mind."
Etymology
From shut + eye.