to shutter

Examples

• All

• All about the house she went, shuttering, lowering, and closing, walling away the rain.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Birch took refuge from the rain in the recessed entrance of a shuttered shop.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Still, he thought that if this were his castle, he would shutter the windows just to be sure.

  Fiction book (1998)

• The windows are shuttered lest she throw herself out.

  Jane Eyre (2011)

• The next room was cramped and musty, the single window shuttered and locked.

  Fiction book (2000)

• In the bleary half-light, the baker's boy hurried past shuttered inns and the grey, sleepy fronts of houses.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The owner decided to shutter the store for the winter season to save on heating costs.

• Before the storm hit, they quickly shuttered all the windows to protect the house.

Synonyms

S

to shut

vsto shutter

∞ 1.0

To close something so it is not open

is specifically about using an exterior cover to close openings

C

to close

vsto shutter

∞ 1.0

To shut something so it is not open

focuses on closing by means of an exterior cover rather than other methods

C

to close the window

vsto shutter

14 1.0

To shut a window so it is not open

is done specifically by using a fixed exterior covering rather than general closing

D

to draw the curtain

vsto shutter

2 3.7

To close a curtain by pulling it across a window

uses a rigid exterior cover rather than a fabric covering to close openings

P

to pull the shutter down

vsto shutter

4.4

Close the cover on a window or door by moving it down

is about closing using the fixed exterior covering rather than other methods

Phrasal Verbs

P

to pull the shutter down

4.4

Close the cover on a window or door by moving it down

Compounds

S

shutter telegraph chain

• Archaic

9.9

A line of towers with moving shutters that send messages people can see over long distances

How Closed

to board up

26 3.8

to seal

457 2.5

to shutter

29 4.6

to cover

∞ 1.0

shade

65 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology