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ADJECTIVE | 1 | shut, unopen, closed | Not open |
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2 | shut, closed | Used especially of mouth or eyes | |
VERB | 1 | shut, close | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed |
2 | shut, close | Become closed | |
3 | shut, exclude, keep out, shut out | Prevent from entering |
Sounds | shah't |
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Rhymes | abbot, abut, accredit, and 364 more rhymes in aht at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Not open. |
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Examples | "the door slammed shut" |
Synonyms | unopen, closed |
See also | closed |
Contrary | open, unfastened |
Meaning | Used especially of mouth or eyes. |
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Examples | "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
Synonyms | closed |
Similar | blinking, winking; compressed, tight; squinched, squinting |
Contrary | open, opened |
Meaning | Move so that an opening or passage is obstructed. Make shut. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
Model | They want to shut the doors |
Examples | "shut the window" |
Synonyms | close |
Cause to | close, shut |
Narrower | snap; slat; slam, bang; shutter; draw; bung; seal, seal off |
Contrary | open, open up |
Similar to | close, shut |
See also | shut up; shut in |
Nouns | shutter; shutter; shutting |
Meaning | Become closed. |
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Pattern | Something ----s |
Model | The doors shut |
Synonyms | close |
Caused by | close, shut |
Broader | change state, turn |
Contrary | open, open up |
Similar to | close, shut |
Nouns | shutter |
Meaning | Prevent from entering. Shut out. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
Examples | "The trees were shutting out all sunlight" |
Synonyms | exclude, keep out, shut out |
Narrower | excommunicate, curse; lock out; ostracize, ostracise |
Broader | prevent, keep |
Contrary | admit, let in, include |
Nouns | shutter |