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sleep vs shuteye

shuteye vs sleep

sleep and shuteye both are nouns.

sleep is a verb but shuteye is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sleep Yes No Yes No
shuteye Yes No No No
As nouns, shuteye is a hyponym of sleep; that is, shuteye is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sleep:
  • sleep: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
  • shuteye: informal term for sleep
sleep (noun) shuteye (noun)
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended informal term for sleep
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
sleep (verb) shuteye (verb)
be asleep
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Difference between sleep and shuteye

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