shutter

B1 Topic:Photography & Images

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.

Verb forms

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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

Photography & Images Actions & Processes

External links

# 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
- Photography & Images
- Actions & Processes

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