shutter

CEFRB1

/ˈʃʌtəː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A cover that opens and closes over a window or camera.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A similar screen used as an improvised stretcher to carry someone wounded or sick.

Examples

  • Hold the button down until you hear the shutter make a clicking sound.

  • I forgot to shutter the windows before the storm hit.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈʃʰʌ̈tʰɚ] ~ [ˈʃʰʌ̈tʰɹ̩]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Each of a series of protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.

  2. One who shuts or closes something.

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

More examples

In context

  • The shutter's over here. All you have to do is press it.

  • It took all day to shutter the cabin now that the season has ended.

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

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The photographer pushed the button to open the camera's blank for a fraction of a second.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.