shutter B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /ˈʃʌt.ɚ/ UK /ˈʃʌt.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #6436 Meanings 1 verb close with shutters We shuttered the window to keep the house cool. 2 noun One who shuts or closes something. The openers and shutters of the sluices we believe are basic to the history of mind. 3 noun Any other opening and closing device. A service hatch with sliding shutter is situated at the end of the kitchen next to the dining compartment. […] A shutter, in three parts, is fitted, which when lowered completely encloses the bar. 4 noun A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens. The vertical wall was poured in two lifts, using two pairs of steel shutters which were bolted tightly onto 9-in. long wooden spacers. Thesaurus Synonyms 4 noun · a panel used to contain... shuttering Word family Derived forms shutter-priorityshutterbugshutterershutterlessshutterlikeshutterspeedshutterwiseunshutter Etymology Two main origins: * Occupational surname for a marksman, from an agent derivative of Middle English shoten (“to shoot”). * An Americanized spelling of Schutter. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # shutter **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** verb, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈʃʌt.ɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈʃʌt.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 6436 ## Meanings 1. close with shutters 2. One who shuts or closes something. 3. Any other opening and closing device. 4. A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens. ## Examples - We shuttered the window to keep the house cool. - The openers and shutters of the sluices we believe are basic to the history of mind. - A service hatch with sliding shutter is situated at the end of the kitchen next to the dining compartment. […] A shutter, in three parts, is fitted, which when lowered completely encloses the bar. - The vertical wall was poured in two lifts, using two pairs of steel shutters which were bolted tightly onto 9-in. long wooden spacers. ## Derived Forms - shutter-priority - shutterbug - shutterer - shutterless - shutterlike - shutterspeed - shutterwise - unshutter ## Etymology Two main origins: * Occupational surname for a marksman, from an agent derivative of Middle English shoten (“to shoot”). * An Americanized spelling of Schutter. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown