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shutter
[ shuht-er ]
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.
shutter
/ ˈʃʌə /
noun
- a hinged doorlike cover, often louvred and usually one of a pair, for closing off a window
- put up the shuttersto 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
- to close with or as if with a shutter or shutters
- to equip with a shutter or shutters
Other Word Forms
- ܳt· adjective
- ܲ·ܳt adjective
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Example Sentences
Centers faced funding delays after an executive order temporarily froze federal aid in January, causing some providers to struggle to meet payroll and others to shutter temporarily.
The main high street, abandoned by visitors last week - with shops shuttered and hotels completely emptied out - is seeing fleeting signs of life again.
Businesses shuttered and people joined queues to get cash as card payments did not work.
But then he pulled the shutters up on the window and saw that it was raining and he went 'oh no maybe we shouldn't'.
The pandemic sent office vacancy rates rising as masses of in-person workers stayed home, and, in turn, many restaurants and businesses shuttered.
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