shutter

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Synonyms: sputter, stutter, shatter, shitter, scutter, shuster, shotter, shunter, shuttler, sutter, hutter

Antonyms: sputter, stutter, shatter, shitter, scutter, shuster, shotter, shunter, shuttler, sutter, hutter

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Noun

1. One who shuts or closes something.
2. {{lb|en|usually|in the plural}} Each of a series of protective [[panel]]s, usually [[wooden]], placed over [[window]]s to block out the [[light]].
3. A similar screen used as an improvised [[stretcher]] to carry someone wounded or sick.
4. {{lb|en|photography}} The part of a [[camera]], normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.
5. Any other opening and closing device.
6. {{lb|en|construction}} A [[panel]] used to contain freshly poured [[concrete]], which is usually removed when the concrete hardens.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To close shutters covering.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|figurative}} To [[close up]] (a building) for a [[prolonged]] period of [[inoccupancy]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cancel]] or [[terminate]].
4. <!-- {{lb|en|England|Scotland|Ireland}} --> To [[rain]] [[heavily]]. {{C|en|Rain}}

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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