Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
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)
1.
close with shutters;
- Example: "We shuttered the window to keep the house cool"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Shutter \Shut"ter\, n.
1. One who shuts or closes.
[1913 Webster]
2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut
out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some
strength as a defense; a blind.
[1913 Webster]
3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of
any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron
from a ladle.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached
to the aperture of a camera lens for opening and closing
to expose the plate. It is usually designed so that the
time during which the aperture is opened may be varied by
a manual dial or by some automatic mechanism, thereby
allowing proper exposure of a photographic film under
different intensities of light.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
shutter
n 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
v 1: close with shutters; "We shuttered the window to keep the
house cool"