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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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Origin of shutter

First recorded in 1535–45; shut + -er1

synonym study for shutter

1. See curtain.

OTHER WORDS FROM shutter

shut·ter·less, adjectiveun·shut·tered, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shutter

shudder, 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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