I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wooden
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Otherwise use Venetian blinds in plastic or wood which can be easily wiped, or wooden shutters , or no covering at all.
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The wooden shutters of the market booths were closing now.
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Wishart rose and crossed the darkened chamber to secure one of the wooden shutters .
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She went back to her room, pulled the wooden shutters across the windows and lay on the bed.
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With the stairs enclosed by wooden shutters , they could operate in bad weather as single-deckers.
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I stepped into a cool, dark room, where heavy wooden shutters kept out most of the daylight.
■ NOUN
speed
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It takes too long to set up and the shutter speed is slow.
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However, high shutter speeds reduce the exposure time and so are best used only in good light.
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Its programmed exposure system then sets the most suitable shutter speed and aperture under the prevailing circumstances.
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The higher the number, then the slower the shutter speed .
window
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She was surprised to find that the room was in darkness, the window shutters closed.
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Moving carefully, Benny stepped around the edges of the room, and opened the window shutters .
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The frets of a guitar by the one echo the slats of a window shutter by the other.
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In Tana shops were shut, streets were deserted and window shutters hurriedly closed as the time approached.
■ VERB
close
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The townspeople sensibly stayed indoors and closed their shutters .
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He practiced closing and opening his shutter .
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One of the orderlies came round closing the shutters .
open
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I had opened the louvred shutters and let in the real sun.
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He practiced closing and opening his shutter .
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Marie opened the shutters , letting light in on the devastation.
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He stood up and opened the shutters .
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They dropped their suitcases and Christina opened the shutters .
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He was alone; he could let his face fall, and his eyes open and cast their shutters .
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On the landward side, they had opened a shutter a little and she could see inside.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But penning in this raucous melee are buildings that seem all shutters and grids.
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City walls, narrow streets, open shutters, old women sitting outside in the early evening.
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Interior shutters, from a wide range to order, from about £70 for the natural finish shown.
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Otherwise use Venetian blinds in plastic or wood which can be easily wiped, or wooden shutters, or no covering at all.
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So, today, you might find taupe siding with creamy off-white shutters and a burgundy front door.
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When he threw open shutters to let in air and light, pictures sprang at her from the walls.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The snowstorm forced the company to shutter 100 of its stores.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All the windows were shuttered as if we were in the depths of winter.
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Earl grabbed the girl, looked right then left down the row of shuttered summer cottages, and shoved the girl inside.
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If found guilty, the offending brokerages could be shuttered and officials imprisoned, ministry officials said.
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Kells itself was shuttered till the afternoon.
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The Embassy is locked, shuttered, barred.
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The firm shuttered its Hong Kong investment banking business a year ago, two years after opening it.
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The true childhood home is roughly where the shuttered computer store stands, though the town has yet to acknowledge the mistake.
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The windows were all shuttered and what paint was left was peeling off in huge flakes.