Meaning

6 senses
  1. One who shuts or closes something.

    Verschließender, Verschließer

    закрыва́тельzakryvátelʹ, закрыва́тельницаzakryvátelʹnica, закрыва́ющийzakryvájuščij

  2. (usually plural)Each of a series of protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.

    Fensterladen, Rollladen

    ста́веньstávenʹ

    віко́нницяvikónnycja

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

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

    Verschluss

    затво́рzatvór

    затво́рzatvór

    a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

  5. Any other opening and closing device.

  6. A panel used to contain freshly poured concrete, which is usually removed when the concrete hardens.

Examples

49 sentences
  1. I've decided to replace the shutters.

  2. These shutters need to be replaced.

  3. We need to replace these shutters.

  4. I forgot to open the shutter.

  5. I forgot to open the shutters.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
protective panels over windows:
part of a camera:
Русский
By meaning 3
one who shuts or closes:
protective panels over windows:
part of a camera:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
one who shuts or closes:
protective panels over windows:
part of a camera:

Origin

From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.

From shut + -er. Compare shuttle.

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