| shutter | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. shutter | a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure. |
| ~ camera, photographic camera | equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other). |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. shutter | a hinged blind for a window. |
| ~ screen, blind | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight.; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| ~ deadlight | a strong shutter over a ship's porthole that is closed in stormy weather. |
| ~ double-hung window | a window having two sashes that slide up and down. |
| ~ jalousie | a shutter made of angled slats. |
| v. (contact) | 3. shutter | close with shutters.; "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool" |
| ~ close, shut | move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut.; "Close the door"; "shut the window" |
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