shutter

Meaning

Noun

1. One who shuts or closes something.
2. Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
3. The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture.
4. Any other opening and closing device.

Verb

1. To close shutters covering.
2. To close up (a building) for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
3. To cancel or terminate.

Synonyms

door

🚪

window blind

blind

Venetian blind

louver

restrictor

jalousie

shut

casket

circuit breaker

close

close off

close up

cock

coop in

cover

curtain

disconnector

draw

gill

immobilise

immobilize

obturate

page

pound

💷

put away

scuttle

seal

🦭

seal off

secure

shade

shut down

shut off

slide

switch off

trapdoor

turn off

valve

window

🪟

window shutter

zip

lock gate

venetian blind

choke block

waste gate

air damper

butterfly damper

damper plate

camera shutter

drop shutter

light gate

optical gate

optical shutter

line breaker

cut-out switch

light-valve shutter

back-fold

luffer boards

back-shutter

back-flap

throttle disc

anchor gate

draw-gate

braking rim

gate closure

lock check gate

water sluice gate

lock chamber gate

lockage gate

air throttle

carved wooden door

armor

block

blockade

block off

block up

carve

casement

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃʌt.ə/

Etymology

From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.

Sentences

The lack of more than two shutter speeds was not a problem .