Antonyms for shut-eye

Grammar : Noun

Spell : shuht-ahy

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃʌtˌaɪ

Definition of shut-eye

Origin : colloquial for "sleep," 1899, from shut (v.) + eye (n.). Hans Christian Andersen's "Ole Shut-eye," about a being who makes children sleepy, came out 1842; "The Shut-Eye Train" popular children's poem by Eugene Field, is from 1896.

As in slumber : noun sleep
As in doze : noun light sleep

Example sentences :

And all my shut-eye is caught on this little cot in the twilight of my NYC screen.
Extract from : « No Great Magic » by Fritz Reuter Leiber

I've had my jaw-tackle stowed for an hour, letting you do the shut-eye trick.
Extract from : « Motor Matt's Clue » by Stanley R. Matthews

"And there's another reason why I want some shut-eye, too," he said.
Extract from : « Dave Dawson with the R.A.F » by R. Sidney Bowen

"Guess you and I had better get some shut-eye too, pal," Tom told Bud.
Extract from : « Tom Swift and The Visitor from Planet X » by Victor Appleton

"Shut-eye," he nodded, and turned back to his multifarious duties.
Extract from : « The Definite Object » by Jeffery Farnol

And so my little golden apple is off and away for Shut-Eye Town!
Extract from : « Christmas Tales and Christmas Verse » by Eugene Field

So step into the pretty nest, and in it speed to Shut-Eye Town.
Extract from : « Christmas Tales and Christmas Verse » by Eugene Field

A "shut-eye" sentry was on duty that morning; and the deserter's tent-mates, too, were sympathetically blind to his departure.
Extract from : « The adventures of Kimble Bent » by James Cowan

He was in fact the "shut-eye sentry" who had seen Bent steal off from the Manawapou camp in 1865.
Extract from : « The adventures of Kimble Bent » by James Cowan

The solemn rites of "shut-eye" determined that Webb was to stay and make camp while Hurley and I retraced our steps.
Extract from : « The Home of the Blizzard » by Douglas Mawson

Synonyms for shut-eye

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