shutter

Definitions


[ˈʃʌtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- each of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out the light
(e.g: he threw open the shutters to let in air and light)

- a device that opens and closes to expose the film in a camera

- the blind enclosing the swell box in an organ, used for controlling the volume of sound


Phrases:
- put up the shutters

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[ˈʃʌtə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- close the shutters of (a window or building)
(e.g: the windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat)


Phrases:
- put up the shutters

Origin:




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