shutter.
One who shuts or closes something.
Meaning & usage
One who shuts or closes something.
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.
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 panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens.
Where this word comes from
From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.
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.
This company was shuttered in 2002.
To rain heavily.
Where this word comes from
From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.
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