shutter
[ shuht-er ]
/ ˈʃʌt ər /
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noun
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.
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synonym study for shutter
1. See curtain.
OTHER WORDS FROM shutter
shut·ter·less, adjectiveun·shut·tered, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shutter
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British Dictionary definitions for shutter
shutter
/ (ˈʃʌtə) /
noun
verb (tr)
to close with or as if with a shutter or shutters
to equip with a shutter or shutters
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