shutter
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈʃʌtər/
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contraventana
- The salon was very dark because the shutters were closed to keep out the sun.
- window shutters
- wooden shutters
- open shutters
Allegedly the window was open and the the shutters were up in the window.
- Allegedly the window was open and the the shutters were up in the window.
- You know, my bedroom kind of has those like Japanese shutters that completely turn the room black.
- I just went running basically head first into my shutters.
- They call it a rolling shutter gate.
- And my question is about location and spatial imagery, and in particular the relationship between the outer shutters and the inner triptych.
Examples
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Christina opened the shutters to the window on the sagging front porch of her favorite storm cottage.
Fiction book (1990) -
And we also had shutters put on the windows.
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I will get glue and fix your shutter.
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You know, my bedroom kind of has those like Japanese shutters that completely turn the room black.
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We lock up, of course, including all the shutters, just the way we do for a hurricane.
Fiction book (1991) -
Today, the storm cottages were still closed for the winter, shutters fastened over the windows.
Fiction book (1990) -
The man snapped down the aluminum shutter of the booth, and Drew turned and looked for his group.
Fiction book (1991) -
The courtyard quickly emptied, echoing with the clatter of many doors and shutters being fastened at once.
Fiction book (1993) -
Sunlight through the shutters hits Hawk's now-smiling face as it rests, unmoved, on the pillow.
Fiction book (1991) -
The salon was very dark because the shutters were closed to keep out the sun.
Synonyms
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1.0
A cover for a lamp or window that reduces light
3
2.0
A piece of material you pull down to block light or give privacy at a window
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2.2
A cover for a window that blocks light and gives privacy
A window or shutter with horizontal slats that you can move to control light and air
Compounds
- Archaic
A line of towers with moving shutters that send messages people can see over long distances
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Etymology
Shutter comes from shut 'to close' plus -er, so it originally named a cover that closes a window. That's why a shutter keeps out light and protects the house from wind and rain.