shutter
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shutter¹
- /ˈʃʌtəː/ UK
- [ˈʃʰʌ̹tʰəː] UK
- /ˈʃʌtɚ/ US
- [ˈʃʰʌ̈tʰɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰʌ̈tʰɹ̩] US
- /ˈʃʌɾɚ/ US
- [ˈʃʰʌ̈ɾɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰʌ̈ɾɹ̩] US
Sounds like shudder (t-flapping) · Rhymes with -ʌtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.
noun shutters
- One who shuts or closes something. the openers and shutters of the sluices we believe are basic to the history of mind
- Each of a series of protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
- A similar screen used as an improvised stretcher to carry someone wounded or sick. [T]he other fiddler had been carried home, exhausted, on a shutter.
- The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.
- 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.
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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.
Similar: shuttering
verb shutters · shuttering · shuttered
- To close shutters covering. Shutter the windows: there's a storm coming!
- 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.
- To cancel or terminate. The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program.
- To rain heavily. Mollie Wilson was a teenager living with her parents in Donaghmore in Tyrone, Northern Ireland [and said this]: 3rd September [1939] When Chamberlain made his declaration of war, there was violent thunder and lightning and rain shuttered down. I had always trusted rain too.
Shutter²
Where it comes from
Two main origins:
* Occupational surname for a marksman, from an agent derivative of Middle English shoten (“to shoot”).
* An Americanized spelling of Schutter.
proper noun Shutters
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: closed, shut, shut-off, shutoff, shutdown, closing, close, blocking, closure, end, catch, striker, blanking, latch, gate, lock
Translations
Every language
noun one who shuts or closes
| Deutsch | Verschließender, Verschließer |
|---|---|
| Русский | закрыва́тель zakryvátelʹ, закрыва́тельница zakryvátelʹnica, закрыва́ющий zakryvájuščij, закрыва́ющая zakryvájuščaja |
noun protective panels over windows
| Español | postigo, contraventana, puertaventana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빈지문 binjimun, 덧문 deonmun |
| 日本語 | 雨戸 amado |
| 中文 | 護窗板 /护窗板 hùchuāngbǎn, 窗板 chuāngbǎn |
| Português | veneziana, postigo |
| Français | volet, persienne, contrevent |
| Deutsch | Fensterladen, Rollladen |
| Italiano | anta, battente, persiana, scuro |
| Ελληνικά | παραθυρόφυλλο parathyrófyllo, παντζούρι pantzoúri |
| Română | oblon |
| Русский | ста́вень stávenʹ |
| עברית | תְּרִיס tris |
noun part of a camera
| Español | obturador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 셔터 syeoteo |
| 日本語 | シャッター shattā |
| 中文 | 快門 /快门 kuàimén |
| हिन्दी | शटर śaṭar |
| Português | obturador |
| Français | obturateur |
| Deutsch | Verschluss |
| Italiano | otturatore |
| Ελληνικά | διάφραγμα diáfragma, κλείστρο kleístro |
| Română | obturator |
| Русский | затво́р zatvór |
| Tiếng Việt | tấm chắn, cửa chắn, màn trập |
| العربية | مِصْرَاع miṣrāʕ |
| עברית | תְּרִיס tris |
Talk about this word "shutter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shutter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. shutter. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shutter "shutter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shutter.Cite this
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title = {shutter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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