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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 |