MEANING
A hinged or sliding panel that closes over a window or opening for protection, shade, or privacy.
Use it for
privacy; heat control; houses closing for the nightMake a window's closure a deliberate physical action.
Words that belong together
- wooden shutters
- close the shutters
- storm shutters
On the page
At noon, they closed the shutters against the glare.
One shutter struck the wall repeatedly in the wind.
A stripe of daylight entered between the bedroom shutters.
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Word forms
- Base
- shutter
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. May be inside or outside; not the fabric curtain or the camera mechanism in this sense. Count noun: shutters. Secondary verb: shutter, shutters, shuttered, shuttered, shuttering.
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