Shut-eye

//ˈʃʌtaɪ//

Synonyms for "shut-eye" (20 found)

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Closest matches (4)

bedtime doze

Noun(2 words)

cark doss

Strong matches (6)

dreamland drowse hibernation repose

Noun(2 words)

forty winks nap

Related words (10)

Noun(6 words)

rest shuteye siesta sleep snooze undermeal

sleepwalking slumber slumberland somnambulism

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

2 entries

sleep slumber

More specific

12 entries

catnap coma doze forty winks nap nooning power nap siesta slumber snooze undermeal winks

Related terms

3 entries

hibernation hiemation repose

meronym

2 entries

dream snore

Translations

2 translations across 2 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

дрямка noun (sleep)

German

1 entries

Schlaf noun (sleep)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Just a spot of shut-eye has already refreshed my mind.

Source: tatoeba (33049)

Mr Jones reprimanded me for taking a spot of shut-eye during class.

Source: tatoeba (52881)

"A spot of shut-eye" is also called a cat nap because a cat is in the habit of sleeping only a few minutes at a time.

Source: tatoeba (72271)

I need to get some shut-eye.

Source: tatoeba (267787)

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