shutter
- Noun. (usually, plural) Protective panels, usually wooden, placed over windows to block out the light.
- Noun. (photography) The part of a camera that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in during taking a picture.
- Verb. To close the shutters.
- Verb. To close up a building for a prolonged period of inoccupancy.
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