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Definitions for Shutter

[1] a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
[2] a movable cover, slide, etc., for an opening.
[3] a person or thing that shuts.
[4] Photography . a mechanical device for opening and closing the aperture of a camera lens to expose film or the like.
[5] to close or provide with shutters: She shuttered the windows.
[6] to close (a store or business operations) for the day or permanently.
[7] to close or close down: The factory has shuttered temporarily.
[8] a hinged doorlike cover, often louvred and usually one of a pair, for closing off a window
[9] put up the shutters to close business at the end of the day or permanently
[10] photog an opaque shield in a camera that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second. It is either built into the lens system or lies in the focal plane of the lens (focal-plane shutter )
[11] photog a rotating device in a film projector that permits an image to be projected onto the screen only when the film is momentarily stationary
[12] music one of the louvred covers over the mouths of organ pipes, operated by the swell pedal
[13] a person or thing that shuts
[14] to close with or as if with a shutter or shutters
[15] to equip with a shutter or shutters

Words related to Shutter

curtain, screen, drape, cover, shade

Words nearby Shutter

shutdown, shute, shuteye, shutoff, shutout, shutter, shutter priority, shutter release, shutter speed, shutter-priority, shutterbug

Origin of Shutter

First recorded in 1535–45; shut + -er1

Words that may be confused with Shutter

shudder, shutter

Other words from Shutter

shut·ter·less , adjective
un·shut·tered , adjective

Synonyms for Shutter

curtain, cover, drape, screen, shade