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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
The pandemic sent office vacancy rates rising as masses of in-person workers stayed home, and, in turn, many restaurants and businesses shuttered.
These have included shuttering government agencies, defunding programmes and mass layoffs:
Although the memo was rescinded days later, dozens of centers reported that they couldn’t access their funds for weeks; unable to meet payroll, some were forced to shutter for a few days.
In the meantime, businesses would shutter, and jobs would be lost.
As part of the preparation for a looming June trial, attorneys with law firm Manly, Stewart & Finaldi had arranged April 15 to visit Camp Scott, a shuttered L.A.
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