Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sleepy dust

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables: sleep-y -dust
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Rheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ellen looked at her, at her face, now serious, with traces of sleepy dust still in the corners of her eyes."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sleepy-dust (alternative)

Synonyms

crusty gound sleep

Questions

What does sleepy dust mean?: Rheum crusted around the eyes from sleep.

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