shutter
[ˈʃʰʌ̹tʰəː]noun, verb2 syllables
Shutter means: a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure.
Synonyms for shutter1
What does shutter mean?3
noun
1
a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
2
a hinged blind for a window
verb
1
close with shutters“We shuttered the window to keep the house cool”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with shutter?6
Shutter in a sentence
- Through a gap in the shutters, people can be seen standing in the street.sundown
- The walls of the house are pale yellow, the shutters rust-coloured.sundown
- The walls of the house are pale yellow, the shutters russet red.sundown
- The walls of the house are pale yellow, the shutters rust-colored.CK
- Hold the button down until you hear the shutter make a clicking sound.CN
- I forgot to shutter the windows before the storm hit.darinmex
- More light is required when using faster shutter speeds.mutskt
- He likes to shutter himself away and read a good book.letsgolanguages
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of shutter
as a noun
- plural
- shutters
as a verb
- past tense
- shuttered
- present participle
- shuttering
- third-person singular
- shutters
- past participle
- shuttered