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Meaning of 'shutter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shutter [ n.]
- One who shuts or closes.
- A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind.
- A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle.

Meaning of 'shutter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shutter [ v]
Meaning (1):
- close with shutters
Example in sentence:
  • We shuttered the window to keep the house cool

Nearby Words:

shuck shucked shucker shucking shudder shuddered shuddering shudderingly shude shuffle

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