shutter

[ shuht-er ]

/ ˈʃʌt ər /

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noun

a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.

a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening.

a person or thing that shuts.

Photography. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like.

verb (used with object)

to close or provide with shutters: She shuttered the windows.

to close (a store or business operations) for the day or permanently.

verb (used without object)

to close or close down: The factory has shuttered temporarily.

Origin of shutter

First recorded in 1535–45; shut + -er¹

synonym study for shutter

1. See curtain.

OTHER WORDS FROM shutter

shut·ter·less, adjective un·shut·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shutter

shudder shutter

Words nearby shutter

shutdown, shute, shuteye, shutoff, shutout, shutter, shutter priority, shutter release, shutter speed, shutter-priority, shutterbug

Example sentences from the Web for shutter

Do they really not look around them when they hit the shutter, or is it all part of a ploy to attract more attention?

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So she heard the shutter click and said ‘Oh no’ and came jogging over at me.

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In his 2014 State of the Union address, Obama promised to shutter the prison built on Cuban soil by the end of the year.

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Is it too corny to think of Bailey capturing love with the click of a shutter?

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But to shutter Gitmo, he will need Congress to work with him.

All In on Gitmo: Obama Returns to Fight for a Shutdown |Daniel Klaidman |May 23, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The spray near the window had ceased its tapping against the shutter, and was listening too.

The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers |Mary Cholmondeley
When you feel better, we'll find out about this shutter business.

Faithful Margaret |Annie Ashmore
A shaft of light pierced the darkness, as a shutter was thrown open.

Brood of the Witch-Queen |Sax Rohmer
It became necessary to have more light, and Emily went to the window and opened the shutter.

The Best Short Stories of 1919 |Various
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepp'd a stately Raven of the saintly days of yore.

The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 |Ministry of Education

British Dictionary definitions for shutter

shutter

/ (ˈʃʌtə) /

noun

a hinged doorlike cover, often louvred and usually one of a pair, for closing off a window

put up the shutters to close business at the end of the day or permanently

photog an opaque shield in a camera that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second. It is either built into the lens system or lies in the focal plane of the lens (focal-plane shutter)

photog a rotating device in a film projector that permits an image to be projected onto the screen only when the film is momentarily stationary

music one of the louvred covers over the mouths of organ pipes, operated by the swell pedal

a person or thing that shuts

verb (tr)

to close with or as if with a shutter or shutters

to equip with a shutter or shutters

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shutter

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of shutter

synonym study for shutter

OTHER WORDS FROM shutter

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Words nearby shutter

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