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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"