shut
adjective [after verb] /ʃʌt/Definition
B1 closed: I suspected something was wrong when I noticed her curtains were still shut at lunchtime.figurative The government ought to have opened the door to Japanese investment instead of slamming it shut. → See also open-and-shutOpen and closed
(Definition of shut adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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shush verb
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shut (sb) up phrasal verb
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shut (sth) down phrasal verb
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shut (sth) off phrasal verb
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shut (sth) up phrasal verb
- shut adjective
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shut sb away phrasal verb
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shut sb out phrasal verb
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shut sb/sth in (sth) phrasal verb
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shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (NOT INCLUDE)
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shut sb/sth out phrasal verb (PREVENT ENTRY)
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Synonyms and related words:
- airtight adjective
- ajar adjective
- barred adjective
- closed adjective (NOT OPEN)
- crack noun (NARROW SPACE)
- gaping adjective
- hermetic adjective
- hermetically sealed adjective
- latch noun
- open adjective (NOT CLOSED)
- open adjective (READY)
- outspread adjective
- sealed adjective
- to adverb
- undone adjective (NOT FASTENED)
- watertight adjective (NO WATER)
- wide-eyed adjective
Topic:
Open and closed
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