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- [shuht-er]
- /ˈʃʌt ər/
- /ˈʃʌt.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shuht-er]
- /ˈʃʌt ər/
Definitions of shutter word
- noun shutter a solid or louvered movable cover for a window. 1
- noun shutter a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening. 1
- noun shutter a person or thing that shuts. 1
- noun shutter Photography. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like. 1
- verb with object shutter to close or provide with shutters: She shuttered the windows. 1
- verb with object shutter to close (a store or business operations) for the day or permanently. 1
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Origin of shutter
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; shut + -er1
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Parts of speech for Shutter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shutter popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shutter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shutter
verb shutter
- blinded — unable to see; lacking the sense of sight; sightless: a blind man.
- blinding — A blinding light is extremely bright.
- button down — (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- button up — to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
noun shutter
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- draperies — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- drapery — coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- drape — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- hangings — Plural form of hanging.
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