I. shut‧ter¹ /ˈʃʌtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: ⇒ shut¹]

1. [usually plural] one of a pair of wooden or metal covers on the outside of a window that can be closed to keep light out or prevent thieves from coming in

2. a part of a camera that opens for a very short time to let light onto the film

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II. shutter² verb [transitive usually passive]
American English to close a business, office etc for a short time or permanently:
The company shuttered its Hong Kong business a year ago.

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shutter
noun
I. cover for a window
ADJ. closed, open He left the shutter open.
metal, steel, wooden | security, window
VERB + SHUTTER have | fling open, fold back, open, throw back/open He threw open the shutters to cool the room.
close, pull down, put up The village shop had put up the shutters for the night.
SHUTTER + VERB be/come down All the shutters in the street were down. (figurative) I could feel the shutters coming down in her mind.
PREP. behind ~ She could be seen waiting for him behind half-closed shutters.
through ~ Daylight was filtering through the shutters when he woke up.

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shutter
II. part of a camera
ADJ. camera
VERB + SHUTTER press
SHUTTER + VERB click As the princess approached you could hear hundreds of camera shutters clicking.
SHUTTER + NOUN speed You will need a fast shutter speed for photographing sport.

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