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shut-eye vs sleep

sleep vs shut-eye

shut-eye and sleep both are nouns.

shut-eye is not a verb while sleep is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shut-eye Yes No No No
sleep Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sleep is a hypernym of shut-eye; that is, sleep is a word with a broader meaning than shut-eye:
  • shut-eye: informal term for sleep
  • sleep: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Other hypernyms of shut-eye include slumber.
shut-eye (noun) sleep (noun)
informal term for sleep a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
a period of time spent sleeping
shut-eye (verb) sleep (verb)
be asleep
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Difference between shut-eye and sleep

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