shuttered

shut·ter

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuht-er]
- /ˈʃʌt ər/
- /ˈʃʌt.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuht-er]
- /ˈʃʌt ər/

Definitions of shuttered word

noun shuttered a solid or louvered movable cover for a window. 1
noun shuttered a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening. 1
noun shuttered a person or thing that shuts. 1
noun shuttered Photography. a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like. 1
verb with object shuttered to close or provide with shutters: She shuttered the windows. 1
verb with object shuttered to close (a store or business operations) for the day or permanently. 1

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Origin of shuttered

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 Shuttered

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shuttered

shuttered 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.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for shuttered

verb shuttered

caulked — Simple past tense and past participle of caulk.

Just one Synonym for shuttered