shutter

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who shuts or closes something.

   • the openers and shutters of the sluices we believe are basic to the history of mind
   • The volunteers consisted of a ringmaster, two experienced young cattlemen to grade the cattle, gate-openers and shutters[…]
2. 2

   Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.

3. 3

   The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let…

   The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.

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   1. 4

      Any other opening and closing device.

      • A service hatch with sliding shutter is situated at the end of the kitchen next to the dining compartment. […] A shutter, in three parts, is fitted, which when lowered completely encloses the bar.
   2. 5

      A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the…

      A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens.

      • The vertical wall was poured in two lifts, using two pairs of steel shutters which were bolted tightly onto 9-in. long wooden spacers.
   3. 6

      To close shutters covering.

      • Shutter the windows: there's a storm coming!
   4. 7

      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.
   5. 8

      To cancel or terminate.

      • The US is seeking to get Iran to shutter its nuclear weapons program.
      • This company was shuttered in 2002.
      • It has been a dithery decade for nuclear policy. After the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several countries began shuttering their reactors and tearing up plans for new ones.
   6. 9

      To rain heavily.

      • It's a bastard of a day, shuttering rain, but I can still shape up the hills off in the distance.
      • ... looked at the rain shuttering down outside and thought about the Fosters. He had been a perfect gentleman , although rather old and pernickety and set in his ways, but[…]
   7. 10

      A surname.

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