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shuteye vs sleep

sleep vs shuteye

shuteye and sleep both are nouns.

shuteye is not a verb while sleep is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shuteye Yes No No No
sleep Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sleep is a hypernym of shuteye; that is, sleep is a word with a broader meaning than shuteye:
  • shuteye: informal term for sleep
  • sleep: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Other hypernyms of shuteye include slumber.
shuteye (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
shuteye (verb) sleep (verb)
be asleep
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Difference between shuteye and sleep

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