shutter

/ˈʃʌtər/ noun [C]

Definition

WINDOW › a wooden or metal cover on the outside of a window

CAMERA › the part at the front of a camera which opens quickly to let in light when you take a photograph

(Definition of shutter noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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