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Meanings of Shut-down:
phrasal verbCease business or operation.
Usage examples:
The company has shut down after more than four decades in business
Meanings of Shut-it:
phrasal verbTo prevent someone or something from leaving a place, usually by closing or fastening a door or gate
Usage examples:
The cat was shut in the garage all night., he was so upset that he shut himself in his bedroom and …
Meanings of Shut-off:
collocationBlock off the passage through
phrasal verbStop flowing or operating.
Usage examples:
When the flame goes out, the gas shuts off automatically
Meanings of Shut-oneself-away:
phrasal verbTo put a person in a place that they are not allowed or able to leave
Usage examples:
He was ten years old when he was shut away for stealing an apple., the diamonds are shut away in a …
Meanings of Shut-out:
idiomPrevent from entering; shut out
phrasal verbKeep someone or something out of a place or situation.
Usage examples:
The door swung closed behind them, shutting out some of the noise
Meanings of Shut-up:
collocationCause to be quiet or not talk
phrasal verbClose all doors and windows of a building or room, typically because it will be unoccupied for some time.
Usage examples:
Most of its stately rooms were shut up
Meanings of Shutdown:
nounA closure of a factory or system, typically a temporary closure due to a fault or for maintenance.
Usage examples:
Engines should be allowed to cool down between a shutdown and the next start
Meanings of Shutdowns:
nounA closure of a factory or system, typically a temporary closure due to a fault or for maintenance.
Usage examples:
Engines should be allowed to cool down between a shutdown and the next start
Meanings of Shuteye:
nounSleep.
Usage examples:
We'd better get some shut-eye
Meanings of Shutoff:
nounA device used for stopping a supply or operation.
Usage examples:
A shut-off valve
Meanings of Shutoffs:
nounA device used for stopping a supply or operation.
Usage examples:
A shut-off valve
Meanings of Shutout:
nounA play, game, or inning in which the opposition is prevented from scoring.
Usage examples:
He carried a shutout into the fifth innings
Meanings of Shutouts:
nounA play, game, or inning in which the opposition is prevented from scoring.
Usage examples:
He carried a shutout into the fifth innings
Meanings of Shuts:
verbMove (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.
Usage examples:
Shut the window, please
Meanings of Shutter:
nounEach of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out the light.
Usage examples:
He threw open the shutters to let in air and light
verbClose the shutters of (a window or building).
Usage examples:
The windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat
Shutterbug
ˈʃʌt.ə.bʌɡMeanings of Shutterbug:
nounAn enthusiastic photographer.
Usage examples:
Vacationing shutterbugs hope for sunny days
Meanings of Shutterbugs:
nounAn enthusiastic photographer.
Usage examples:
Vacationing shutterbugs hope for sunny days
Meanings of Shuttered:
adjective(of a window or building) having closed shutters.
Usage examples:
Visitors are met with rows of shuttered shops and boarded-up restaurants
verbClose the shutters of (a window or building).
Usage examples:
The windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat
Meanings of Shuttering:
nounWood in planks or strips used as a temporary structure to contain setting concrete, to support the sides of trenches, or similar.
Usage examples:
There's a flexibility in molding concrete by using temporary shuttering or a mould.
verbClose the shutters of (a window or building).
Usage examples:
The windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat
Meanings of Shutters:
nounEach of a pair of hinged panels fixed inside or outside a window that can be closed for security or privacy or to keep out the light.
Usage examples:
He threw open the shutters to let in air and light
verbClose the shutters of (a window or building).
Usage examples:
The windows were shuttered against the afternoon heat
Meanings of Shutting:
verbMove (something) into position so as to block an opening; close.
Usage examples:
Shut the window, please
Meanings of Shutting-down:
phrasal verbIf a computer or other machine shuts down or someone shuts it down, it stops operating
Usage examples:
The unit, which can process 70,000 barrels per day of crude oil, was shut down for 21 days., later …
Meanings of Shutting-out:
phrasal verbTo prevent someone or something from entering a place
Usage examples:
The double windows shut most of the traffic noise out., fig. she can’t shut out the memory of the a…
Meanings of Shuttle:
nounA form of transport that travels regularly between two places.
Usage examples:
The nine o'clock shuttle from edinburgh
verbShort for shuttlecock.
Meanings of Shuttle-diplomacy:
nounDiscussions between two or more countries, in which someone travels between the different countries, talking to the governments involved, carrying messages, and suggesting ways of dealing with problems
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