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 shutter shutter /ˈʃʌtɝ/

noun

  1. () A hinged blind for a window  ( shutter )
    a hinged blind for a window
     The shutters on the windows were painted a pale blue color
    The shutters on the windows were painted a pale blue color
  2. () A mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure  ( shutter )
    a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
      She closed the shutters to block out the sunlight.
    She closed the shutters to block out the sunlight.

verb

  1. Close with shutters  ( shutter )
    close with shutters
     We shuttered the window to keep the house cool
    We shuttered the window to keep the house cool