shutter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʌtə(r)

[edit] Noun

shutter (plural shutters)

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1. (usually plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
2. (photography) The part of a camera that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in during taking a picture.

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• shutter speed

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[edit] Verb

to shutter (third-person singular simple present shutters, present participle shuttering, simple past and past participle shuttered)

1. To close the shutters.

   Shutter the windows, there's a storm coming!

2. To close up a building for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.

   It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ehrsttu
• hurtest