English noun: shutter | |||
1. | shutter (artifact) a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
Part meronym | camera, photographic camera | ||
2. | shutter (artifact) a hinged blind for a window | ||
Broader (hypernym) | blind, screen | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deadlight, jalousie | ||
Part meronym | double-hung window | ||
English verb: shutter | |||
1. | shutter (contact) close with shutters | ||
Samples | We shuttered the window to keep the house cool. | ||
Examples | They want to shutter the doors | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | close, shut | ||