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shut-in

  • /ˈʃʌtˌɪn/

Where it comes from

Deverbal from shut in.

adjective

  1. not comparable Confined to a location, as by infirmity or illness.

noun shut-ins

  1. A person confined to a location, as by illness or infirmity. He visited shut-ins as a good deed.
  2. A narrow river gorge confined by resistant rock layers; a type of rock formation in which a stream is confined to a narrow bed of resistant stone. A shut-in is a geological feature similar to a gorge that “shuts-in” the river.

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adj adjective

Españolenclaustrado, ermitaño

noun person

Españolenclaustrado, confinado

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"shut-in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shut-in. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shut-in. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shut-in

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"shut-in." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shut-in.

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@misc{shut_in_2026,
  title = {shut-in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shut-in},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}